Visual Character / Theme Analysis – A Raisin In The Sun / Fences by Devon McGlinchey https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9 Made with a wink and a smile en-us 2019-01-15 18:14:16 UTC 2023-01-22 08:01:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Post 1: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320919305 For my character, I decided to pick Walter. I decided to pick him because he was a big character throughout the whole book. He had a lot of up and downs throughout the book. From him being an alcoholic, finding out he is having a kid, loosing all of his money to try and open a liquor store; his life has been rough. But at the end of the book, he really did step up and change when he bought a house for everyone to live.  ]]> 2019-01-15 18:21:57 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320919305 Post 2/3: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320923768 A character trait that describes him very good, is that he is untrustworthy. He is untrustworthy because he is an alcoholic, so when he finds out important information, he just leaves. Usually when he leaves, he will be at a bar. 
Quote: "Willy!...Willy!...don't do it...Please don't do it...Man, not with that money...Man, not with that money please. Oh, God. Don't let it be true. Man, I trusted you, I put my life in your hands. Man. That money is made out of my father's flesh." pg. 128
Explanation: This means that when Mama gave him the money, and to spend it wisely, he did the complete opposite. He lost all of the money, even the money that was for his sister, over a liquor store. This is a reason why he is untrustworthy because he never makes the right decision. 

]]> 2019-01-15 18:29:18 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320923768 Continued Post 2/3: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320930116 Another character trait that describes him well, is selfish. He is selfish because he doesn't really care about anything important. He just cares about drinking. When he found out he was going to be a dad, he just left. He didn't care about how him leaving might effect Ruth. He just did what he wanted.
Quote: 
Walter-"I'm going out!" 
Ruth-"Where?"
Walter-"Just out of this house somewhere-"
Ruth-"I'll come."
Walter-"I don't want you to come."
Ruth-"I got something to talk to you about, Walter."
Walter-"That's too bad."
Explanation: This quote shows how Walter is selfish. When he gets bad news, or doesn't feel like dealing with something, he just leaves. Which is not right for him to do. When Ruth was going to talk to him about her being pregnant, he should of stayed and listen to her. Instead though, he left because it was too much for him.

]]> 2019-01-15 18:40:16 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320930116 Post 3: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320931558 I feel bad for Walter sometimes. For the most part though, I don't. It's his choice to make the decisions that he does, and half of the time, they aren't the best choices. For example, when he found out he was having another child, instead of being their for Ruth, he decided to leave because of his anger. As Walter's character evolves more and more throughout the book, you can start to see him change, but I think he is, just to please everyone. One of his strengths throughout the book, is that he knows what he wants. From the beginning of the book, till the end, he wanted to open a liquor store. But when he faced obstacles with that, he knew what he should do with some of the money left. A weakness that he has, is that he doesn't know how to deal with situations. When he is faced with something, he just leaves. He needs to be better at being their for his loved ones. ]]> 2019-01-15 18:42:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320931558 Post 4: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320935192 When looking at this picture, it is of a person. The things that are behind the person look like bottles and glasses of alcohol. I picked this picture because Walter was an alcoholic. Alcohol came before many other things that were important. This picture shows how someones life can be taken over one small thing. For Walter, that thing is alcohol. ]]> 2019-01-15 18:48:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320935192 Post 5: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320939469 https://www.google.com/search?q=a+poem+of+someone+not+making+right+choices&rlz=1CADEAF_enUS759US761&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiWnrKWu_DfAhUqn-AKHUKVCSAQ_AUIDigB&biw=1366&bih=666#imgrc=RfeLnxopvaFo4M:
When reading this poem, it really stood out to me. This poem means that even if you make bad decisions, your still a good person. Everyone makes mistakes. It is just the stronger people that know how to fix their mistakes. Like Walter, he fixed his problems when he lost the money. He bought everyone a house, so they could have a better life. Which is the right thing to do. ]]> 2019-01-15 18:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/320939469 Post 6: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321023486 Song:
https://youtu.be/EORSLz0_BRU
Lyrics:
Everybody needs a little time away
I heard her say
From each other
Even lovers need a holiday
Far away from each other
Hold me now
It's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to stay
After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you
I promise to
And after all that's been said and done
You're just a part of me I can't let go
Couldn't stand to be kept away
Just for the day
From your body
Wouldn't want to be swept away
Far away
From the one that I love
Hold me now
It is hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to know
Hold me now
I really want to tell you I'm sorry
I could never let you go
After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you
I promise to
After all that's been said and done
You're just a part of me I can't let go
After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you
I promise to
]]> 2019-01-15 22:03:06 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321023486 Post 7: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321023745 "It's hard for me to say I'm sorry
I just want you to stay
After all that we've been through
I will make it up to you
I promise to." This part of the song really stood out to me. It reminded of Walter when he lost all of the money, but try to make it up to everyone by buying them the house. He felt bad what he did, and it was hard for him to say sorry. He did though when he bought them their house.
]]> 2019-01-15 22:04:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321023745 Post 8: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321025902 Theme: Redemption
This theme, Redemption, fits perfectly for "A Raisin In The Sun." It fits perfectly because Walter did redeem himself, especially at the end of the book. He went through a lot. He found out he was going to be a father again, he started to drink more heavily, and he lost all of his money for a liquor store that he won't be able to get. A quote that represents this is, "True redemption is...when guilt leads to good." The theme redemption can relate to this because if you feel bad enough about something, and you want to make things better, you will fix it. Just like Walter did. ]]> 2019-01-15 22:13:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321025902 Post 9: dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321384259 Theme: Suffering
The theme suffering can relate to the movie Fences. This theme can relate to the movie because the main character Troy, has a love-hate relationship with his son Cory. A situation that shows this is when Troy won't let Cory play football for college. He was supposed to have scouts come and talk to Troy and Rose about him playing in college, but Troy stopped them from coming. He stopped the scouts from coming to talk to him because he doesn't want the same thing to happened to Cory, that happened to him. Troy never was a famous baseball player, but if he wanted a couple more years he could of been. Troy just doesn't want Cory to go through the same headache that he went through when his dreams were crushed. This situation supports the theme because if Cory was allowed to play football, and did't make it "big", he would of dealt with the suffering that would of went into that. Cory did suffer with a lot of things. He had to deal with his dad being hard on him 24/7, he got kicked out of his house because he stood up to his dad, and he couldn't follow his dreams on playing football in college. ]]> 2019-01-16 18:34:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321384259 Post 10 dmcglinchey97 https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321417503  The two plays A Raisin In The Sun, and Fences are very similar. There characters are very similar, and so are their themes. For example, Walter in A Raisin In The Sun, and Troy in Fences are very alike. They both are alcoholics. Every time they get bad news, or something goes wrong, they always drink. They drink so much because they think it will make the pain go away or make things better, but it doesn't. The difference between two characters in both plays, are Ruth and Rose. Ruth is strict with Walter, but not as much as Rose is to Troy. Rose doesn't let Walter talk to her any certain way, or if he does, she corrects him. Even though he did sleep with another women, she was still strong, and stayed with him. Ruth on the other hand, doesn't let Walter be rude to her, but he still is because she isn't that hard on him. In my opinion, I think if she was harder on Walter, he would most likely make the right decisions.
  To add to that, there themes are really not that similar, but they can be in a way. The theme that fit for A Raisin In The Sun was Redemption. This fit the play well especially at the end of the book. He went through a lot. He found out he was going to be a father again, he started to drink more heavily, and he lost all of his money for a liquor store that he won't be able to get. It is a little similar to Fences, but Troy really never got to redeem himself. When his child was born from the women he cheated on Rose with, he got worse. He started to drink more, and when Cory stood up to him, Troy kicked him out of the house. The theme that fit perfectly for Fences was suffering because Troy caused Rose and Cory to suffer a lot with what he put them through. It wasn't right for Troy to be an alcoholic and take things out on him, but if he really knew how they felt, he wouldn't of done it. This is similar with A Raisin In The Sun because Walter did cause his family to feel suffering too because of how he acted. He gets upset with things easily, and he needs to learn to just talk it out, instead of leaving to go to a bar. These two plays were really similar. ]]> 2019-01-16 19:27:49 UTC https://padlet.com/dmcglinchey97/zdjiax2eeag9/wish/321417503