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#8 Theme - Fences/A Raisin in the Sun Connection

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#8 Theme - Fences/A Raisin in the Sun Connection

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Fences and A Raisin in the sun Are similar or can relate both stories the families endure struggle. In both scenarios the main protagonist Walter and Troy put stress upon their families and expect a lot out of life and what they are supposed to have. They are Both very unfair to their wives, at times treating them with disrespect and lack of concern of their feelings. The theme I can say for the both stories would possibly be " When the love is real, when knocked down family is there even when the mistakes are great". I say this theme because both of the families stood by the main character's side even when they did wrong as in Walter's case losing the Father's Insurance Money and in troy's affair and bringing the dead mistress' baby to the home the family still embraced both faults and moved past it.

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I picked this song because In Walter's head money runs the world and he needs to get with the program and become a business man. The quote "Everybody out there take care if yours and me?
I'll take care of mine, mine, mine, mine, mine"
He wants to so badly to take care of his family and get them out of his mother's cramped apartment so I think that part mostly relates to Walter.

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https://youtu.be/W_HUdf89hI8
"Well, there's a principal of business (principal of business)
And everybody knows his sound
He says the people with the money (people with the money)
Makes the money-lovin' world go 'round!
So I bigger in my company, I bigger in my factory, I bigger in my corporate size!
Everybody out there take care if yours and me?
I'll take care of mine, mine, mine, mine, mine"
-The Lorax Movie

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What happens to a dream deferred?

Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over—
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or does it explode?
By Langston Hughes

I chose this poem because it goes along with the general theme of the Play. I say it represents Walter because his dream started to fester ,and bother him making him think he needed to achieve his dream now that mama had the money to support it. In the end his dream exploded in his face and left him wounded but smarter since he learned from it.

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This is a Man blinded and shackled. I chose this piece of art to relate to Walter because he is a man shackled by his dreams and blinded by money. The thought of his dreams being his only way to support his family shackles him. The Life insurance check blinds him, for he doesn't see that his own wife is bearing another baby and has thoughts of abortion.

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I personally do not sympathize with my character. I do agree he has it rough, but he doesn't know how to appreciate what he has and complains like a child. He isn't content with what he has and is seeking for more without putting in the work. Walter compelled his-self to think he was less of a man without a title or some company behind his name. He forces his ideas and dreams on others and makes it seem like that's the only way they can get in a better place in society. He is greedy and expected his mother to hand over her husband's money just because he had a plan not even a well thought out one either.He ended up going behind his mother's back and gave the money away to go through his plans only for his "friend" to run off with the money. In my opinion he may be an adult but his money issues have nothing to do with the fact of him not being a man he has a lot of growing up to do simply with the fact that he doesn't appreciate the greatest thing he had which is family. Considering that their father passed the money was supposed to support them and the passing, but walter conflicted with driving someone around all day wouldn't understand that.

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Trait- Jealous/ Envious
• “I have been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the livingroom -- and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live…” p. 34

This Quote Represent the trait Jealousy and describes Walter because he talks about how he listens to how the upper class lives and can't help to feel some type of way. He later talks about how he wants to be one of those people having business lunches becoming more rich. He was so jealous he masked his jealousy with sarcastic statements towards Beanetha's rich boyfriend.

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Trait-SELFISH
• “WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE LISTEN TO ME TODAY!” P. 70

This quote Represents the trait selfish and describes Walter because Walter refused to hear out his own wife who was fainting and sleep deprived over the stress of bearing a baby which was unknown to Walter for he wanted his mother to hear about his "Liquor Store" plan. He only thought his dream mattered most even ended up losing the money that would've funded his sister's college term her dream to become a doctor, and his own son's future school money.