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both of the following questions to receive extra credit on a quiz grade. Please complete this by 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, October 30.
Who is the main protagonist of "A Raisin in the Sun?" In other words, which character do you most want to see achieve his/her dreams, and why?
Consider the qualities that each actor contributed to the interpretation of his/her character. How did your opinion or understanding of a character change after seeing a live version of him or her? In other words, did you become more or less sympathetic to someone, and if so, why? Cite particular scenes or lines that impacted your opinion the most.
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The main protagonist in “A Raisin in the Sun” is Walter Lee because he is the one that I most directly connected to. The play I believe is written in a way that different people are going to connect with different characters and thus this will make them feel like that character is the protagonist. I connect to Walter Lee because he is the man of the house. I am not the man of the house because my dad is but I understand some of the struggles that Walter is going through. Walter mentions in the play that no one in his household understands his dreams or wants to help him get there. Only the first part applies to me, I want to go into outer space one day and experience zero gravity. Many people around me do not understand my fascination with planes and space; but I at least know that I have the support of my parents if that is something I want to do I know that they will help me with everything that they can. Walter Lee I feel for him because he tried his best and still failed but he did not let that stop him from having the things he wanted in his life. Walter Lee is a paragon example that money is not everything in life and that being with family is more important and he is correct about that.
I became more sympathetic for Mama because she with all her trust gave the money to Walter Lee and he messed up. Mama in the movie has to go and get Walter Lee from the bar and take him back home, even pay for his drink. I believe that is something a mother should never have to for her son or even her husband. In this particular play Mama goes through a lot and she is still strong and is the backbone of the family. Walter Lee has a turning point and being the strong and wise person Mama is she does not make a big deal about it and continues with the business of moving. Mama is the character in the play that to me holds the family together and when Walter Lee lets her down both the written play and movie evoke pathos in the audience to really feel for Mama and what she is going through.
The main protagonist of "A Raisin in the Sun" was Lena Walter because she was the person that kept the family together when in some situations they where falling apart. And I want her to achieve her propose dreams because she does it for her family's happiness She is a strong woman and it is inspires me how she handles every situation with confidence and uses her strong tone of voice to support her statements. She is a great mother because she helps Walter to be the man that she and him want to be. For example, when he is talking to the welcoming committee leader man. She knows her son that she pushed him to act like a man when she told Travis to to stay and see his father act like a man. Walter does not want to be a weak man in front of his son. Because he does not want him to become a weak man like he has been. Furthermore,when the check was in everybody's mind, Lena demonstrated acts of kindness by using the money that would benefit everybody. She is not a selfish woman. She is always putting her family first instead of herself. In the future, I truly hope that she achieves her dreams because she is kind, caring person.
I felt less sympathetic towards Walter Lee because he seemed weak in the book. Where he could not handle an argument. My understanding of his character did not change after seeing a l live version of him because he made me feel and see his weaknesses. He seemed out of place in being the man of the house. Because he could not handle a situation, he would always run out to get out of arguments. He was weak and demonstrated when he came back from the bar drunk to his house. He could not handle the arguments that he felt the need to drink and hopefully trying to forget what had occur in his home.
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