The Crucible is a play based on the Salem Witch Trials. What starts out as just foolishness and dancing in the woods turns into death sentences for many innocent people accused as witches.
One theme seen in this play is how quickly people succumb to fear. When a few children start becoming afraid the whole town fears of witches and the devil.
Dramatic irony is used. We are aware of what the girls are up to while reading bu the characters are not. Even the dialogue f the character could be considered a literary element in a way that indirectly characterized the characters. Abigail drinks chicken blood to kill Elizabeth. This shows her insanity. Also, the way Abigail takes to John you can tell of her obsession with him and that she will do anything for him.
A lot of realism is seen in this play. It is as if you are immersed into that time period. You can see the darkness and insanity of those days. Even the dialogue has a solemn dark tone to it. The craziness became relatable because you could understand what they were going through.
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Overview of A Raisin in the Sun for AP Exam
A Raisin in the Sun is pungent with symbols to deliver a message about the internal struggle within an African American family in the setting of the 1960's.
One of the symbols is Mama's plant. It appears several times in the play and notable with a withered appearance. Mama takes care of the plant just like she takes care of her family. The hope that one day the pant will see sunlight parallels Mama's hope that her family will one day achieve it dreams.
The image of money is used extensively too, however, it means something different to each character. For Walter money is the tangible form of his very dream. The only time he is ever happy is when he has money. Money plays and importance in his life and his dreams. Without it he feels lost and miserable just as the way he was when he lost the money to the bar he invested in. For Beneatha, money was used to achieve a dream of becoming a doctor. The insurance money was not material worth but a way what she needed to reach her dream. For Ruth and Mama, money was something different; it was hope. Money would allow them to buy a new home and start anew.
For the Younger family money could have helped or hindered their dreams depending on how each character took it. One thing realized is that just as money can appear and disappear so can dreams. In the end, Walter and Beneatha's dreams were a bit altered but altered toward that hope that Mama and Ruth had.
One of the symbols is Mama's plant. It appears several times in the play and notable with a withered appearance. Mama takes care of the plant just like she takes care of her family. The hope that one day the pant will see sunlight parallels Mama's hope that her family will one day achieve it dreams.
The image of money is used extensively too, however, it means something different to each character. For Walter money is the tangible form of his very dream. The only time he is ever happy is when he has money. Money plays and importance in his life and his dreams. Without it he feels lost and miserable just as the way he was when he lost the money to the bar he invested in. For Beneatha, money was used to achieve a dream of becoming a doctor. The insurance money was not material worth but a way what she needed to reach her dream. For Ruth and Mama, money was something different; it was hope. Money would allow them to buy a new home and start anew.
For the Younger family money could have helped or hindered their dreams depending on how each character took it. One thing realized is that just as money can appear and disappear so can dreams. In the end, Walter and Beneatha's dreams were a bit altered but altered toward that hope that Mama and Ruth had.
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