Saturday, November 19, 2016

A raisin in the sun

I believed that this essay was very good and it showed many themes. The play talks about an African American Family's struggles to make ends meet and attempt to buy a new house. They receive money because a family member died, and the film shows how the family is deciding to spend their money.
One of the themes that this play portrays is the family's need to fight racial discrimination. The family is offered a lot of money in order to not move into an all white community. The family is very offended by this and ultimately turn down the offer because they feel that they should be able to live wherever they want to live. This is an example of how this family fights the racial discrimination in the play.

Sunday, November 6, 2016

Straight Outta Compton Evaluation

“Straight Outta Compton” was a film that had many themes and lessons. This film follows a rap group by the name of NWA. The film starts with the group coming together to try and make a new album to release. While the group is struggling to make their album a hit the film also shows the group being oppressed by many cops and authority figures. The group eventually finds a manager to help them deal with all of the oppression and violence and they produce a popular album.

This film shows many themes and symbols. The first theme that was evident was the theme of hate. This group is hated by many people including cops, the CIA, and many white people in general. This film portrays this group standing up for themselves and not backing down. I think that many teens growing up can relate to the rebellion of this group. There were also symbols that were shown in this film. The entire group of NWA is a symbol for the black population. Many of the African Americans at the time felt that they were being oppressed by cops. The group helped the African American community stand up for themselves.