Sunday, September 19, 2010
A Raisin in the Sun.
Recently (this weekend), I had the chance to read a Raisin in the Sun. I was always supposed to read this book but never had the drive or determination to read this book. Until I needed to read it for Drama & Film. I was kinda on edge about reading this book just because I never wanted to read it and now I HAD too so I put my eyes to it and read it. After finishing this play I had the same feeling I did when I started it. Ha plain. I did't really feel a connection or an extreme intrest in this book but When I got to class we are reading the play with the movie Everything is Illuminated. Which we have not watched yet but I have heard really good things about so maybe this will brighten the play more for me and can create more connections for me but right now it is just a play about a man trying/dreaming to be wealthy and to me thats over done and it just seems like a play I have read over and over agian.It reminds me of another less mentaly crazy verzion of Death of a Salesman.
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So, this post seems to say that you read this because you had to and your connection to it wasn't very strong or powerful. Now, let me press you a little. Is part of your feeling about this one because it was required? Did the discussion make it more compelling for you? Or the film? See if you can take this experience a little deeper. Why do you suppose this is such a classic text and so often used?
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