True West & A Raisin in the Sun Silent Discussion by Kerry Spillane https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest en-us 2019-03-12 11:55:30 UTC 2025-12-16 18:07:45 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Hotsun.png Table 6 grzy1182 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340381573 Compare and contrast the envy expressed within "True West" between Austin and Lee, and envy expressed in "A Raisin in the Sun" between the Younger family and the Clybourne Park community member's status/freedom. How does this envy define and develop each character. Describe at least two characters from both plays. 

Extra: Discuss/ think about envy within the Younger Family

]]> 2019-03-12 12:59:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340381573 Table 6 tsingh2422 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340382438 Brothers Austin and Lee from "True West" by Sam Shepard both portray emotions of communion towards one another as they try to discover their true selves among their hardships. How do the relationships in "True West" differ from those found in "A Raisin In The Sun". Where does the Younger family express communion?]]> 2019-03-12 13:00:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340382438 Table 1 kemp5723 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340382673  Different characters in both plays have dreams they wish to achieve, how does the theme of dreams affect how a person holds themselves in status and acts towards others? Use characters and examples from both A Raisin in the Sun and True West to answer.

BONUS:  Who would win in a fight, Walter or Lee? Who presents a high status/ seems more powerful? Use examples from both texts to support your opinion. ]]> 2019-03-12 13:01:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340382673 Table 1: Love chen2152 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340382675
  • Throughout “ARITS” and “True West”, the theme of self-identity was being portrayed through the characters’ progression and story. Using characters from both playwrights, how does the theme of love contribute towards a sense of identity? (Love between Austin and Lee created chaos and love from the Younger family gave Walter enlightenment)
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  • In True West, Lee was able to make a deal with Saul Kimmer for his movie idea shortly after meeting. If Lee was African American and not white, would Lee face more challenges towards making a deal with Saul? Consider the time period and location, use examples from both plays to support your answer.


    • ]]>     2019-03-12 13:02:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383038     Table 3: 1) In A Raisin in the Sun and True West, family plays an essential role in contributing to the meaning of the work as a whole. The Younger family support each other throughout the whole play. Though there are many differences between them, they stick up for each other. This is how they end up strong. On the other hand, Lee’s life choices nearly break Austin’s career. Based on these examples, do you think one gives their loved ones the power to make or break their life or is it uncontrollable? zahe3179 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383148 2019-03-12 13:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383148 Table 3 3)In both plays True West and A Raisin in the Sun, the characters seek freedom from the social bindings, Walter tries to free himself and his family from the clutches of poverty and the discrimination of a racially intolerant white community, whereas Austin seeks freedom from the restrictions of an suburban existence by going to the desert. How are their quests for freedom similar or different? Which type of freedom is more important in your eyes? sbinte3437 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383289 2019-03-12 13:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383289 Table 5 : In Sam Shepard’s True West and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun , Walter and Austin have a lot of similarities, Although Austin is a foil to Walter, when it comes to status. Walter and Austin were characters who subjectively fell into the act of violence at a point and both had a sense of machismo but how does Walter’s masculinity consolidate his actions and stand out more than Austins and who do you think was more of a man? ffadayini7367 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383293 2019-03-12 13:02:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340383293 Table 5 cama1649 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340384039 Character from a raisin in the sun and true west face difficult obstacle within their story, how do the characters change based on their situation and would it have change the overall outcome of the story?

    ]]>     2019-03-12 13:03:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340384039     Table 3 zahe3179 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340384059 2) Both the plays True West and A Raisin In The Sun show many different forms of isolation. For example, in True West both Lee and Austin want to go to the desert while the Younger family in ARTIS wants to live in a predominantly white neighborhood which foreshadows future isolation towards them. Predict whether or not if the characters from both plays will find fulfillment from isolation.

    ]]>     2019-03-12 13:03:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340384059     Table 7: poll1710 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340385656 Does the race of the characters in True West and A Raisin In The Sun affect their point-of-view of what is the American Dream. ]]> 2019-03-12 13:06:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340385656 Table 7 abdelhamed8532 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386005 Does the power or money derived from status or race privilege really allow for a more content or wholesome life? Austin graduated from an Ivy League school, had a happy family, a house, and a great job, yet he would give it all up to live in the desert. What allows a person to feel content, if not money, status, family, or a stable job? Why do we value these things and why do people aspire to have them if they do not guarantee happiness?]]> 2019-03-12 13:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386005 Table 7 mako0721 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386544 Power struggles are prominent within both A Raisin In The Sun and True West. Do the characters race, privilege, and/or status play a part in the origin and development of these struggles?]]> 2019-03-12 13:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386544 Table 4: 1. In A Raisin in the Sun, the family fights with the white clybourne community to gain power in the segregated society. Similarly, there is a gain for power in True West, when each brother attempts to be superior to the other, why is it that even though the two plays take place in different environments and time periods, why is power so prevalent in life? (why is it constantly desired and difficult to obtain?) soto9597 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386915 2019-03-12 13:08:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386915 Table 4 tola9243 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386978 Both plays True West and A Raisin In The Sun have characters that face mental issues that they eventually overcome or don't, name one character you thought faced the most tension from each play and compare how they are similar and different.]]> 2019-03-12 13:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340386978 Table 4 ambr7432 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340387028 Why is that intimate and non intimate  families end up in struggles too?

    ]]>     2019-03-12 13:08:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340387028     Table 4: How do you think a discussion between Austin, Lee and Walter about losing their masculinity would go? What advice do you think the men would give one another? inverdale0904 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340387661 2019-03-12 13:10:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340387661 Table 7 jame0039 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340388256 Throughout the play, it is revealed that each brother lived in very different places in the world for years. Lee lived in the unforgiving desert like his father while Austin followed in his mother’s footsteps and lived the family life in the north . How did this separation in these two opposite environments influence their personality? In what ways did each brother show their own idea  of masculinity?]]> 2019-03-12 13:11:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340388256 Table 5 omar2374 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340390698 In "A Raisin in the Sun", Walter's dreams led him to alcohol abuse, hopelessness, destructive behavior, and more importantly his loss of manhood because he couldn't achieve his dream. In the end, it's clear Walter decides to give up his dreams for his son's sake, but what dream and purpose does the house give his family or signify and how does this help or save Walter from his broken state or false dreams?

    ]]>     2019-03-12 13:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340390698     Table https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340401434 2019-03-12 13:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340401434 tsingh2422 https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340403736 2019-03-12 13:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kspillane1/truewest/wish/340403736