The main conflicts in this film are both internal and external. The conflicts that are internal is the fact that every on in the Younger family thinks that money will buy them happiness, and they all constantly disagree with each other about what they should do with the money. Walter wants the money so that he can prove that he is capable of making a future for his family. By doing well in business Walter thinks that he can buy his family happiness. His internal conflict comes into play because he has forgot about his husband responsibilities that he has toward his family by creating this infatuation with opening the liquor store with his friends.
The consequences of Anne’s Father’s employee ratting them out lead to the deaths of all of Anne’s family except for her Father. Discussion Questions for the Theme - Fatherhood: 1) The Commandant is not a good father because any good father will spend time with children but in this case Bruno has to give his father a handshake when they greet instead of something more personal like a hug. 2) The verse ‘Honour your Mother and Father’ applies to someone like Bruno in a way that goes way beyond what the verse means. The verse applies to love your parents on a personal level but in Bruno’s case he has to salute, give handshakes and only address his parents as ‘Mother and Father’ and that is to sincere. 3) (Haven’t seen movie yet).
Walter Younger described how much he longed to be a part of the “American Dream”. His tone throughout the book suggested that he was disgusted with his lifestyle but very passionate about doing whatever it took to be well off and accepted by society so that his family wouldn’t have to struggle and be an example to his son of what a man should do for his family. Money probably meant the most to Walter because that’s all he talked about from the time he woke up at the start of the play until the end after he refuses Mr. Linder’s money. Walter works as a chauffeur for a rich white man making very little money leaving him feeling less
We learn as the readers of this play, the perseverance, struggle and pride that possessed this family to achieve their full potential. The true meaning of martin Luther king juniors’ message. In the play A Raisin In the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, alienation is a reoccurring theme throughout the whole play. For the most part of the play Walter Lee Younger struggles to find his place within society and within his family. Walter Lee is unhappy with his job, his salary, and feels like there is so much more he could do if only someone would give him a chance.
There must be more money According to his mother, the families lack of money all stems from their tendency to be unlucky - his father is unlucky at making money and she is unlucky for marrying him. Paul asserts that he is different because God, apparently speaking through his rocking horse, told him so. He sets out to prove this to his mother while keeping his method strictly confidential. Only his uncle and the gardener are aware that he is posting bets on horse races. After Paul becomes successful, he set the impossible expectation for himself of retaining that luck and he finds he is unable to stop gambling, once started.
No longer useful to the story, he is 'killed off' rather quickly after being effectively killed of as a living, breathing character. It should be his father's moral failures that 'humanize' him, but it seems in reality even more the fact that he now works in a gas station. Amir is such a mean character that he is almost glad that his father has fallen, never mind that the man is working himself to death to pay to educate Amir and give him an aristocratic wedding. It is obscene that Amir accepts the wedding, since he is, more than his father, an American now. He perhaps should have at least entertained the possibility of not allowing his father to spend so much money.
George considers Lennie to be his cousin. “He’s my cousin,” The boss is suspicious because it’s unusual for two guys to stay together in the 1930s. The boss believes that it is illogical for someone to stay together because he believes that every man is for himself. George says to the boss that Lennie is his cousin which lowers the suspicion, however George is being dishonest to the boss. This scene shows the he is protecting Lennie and the dream as well as lying to the boss.
Jose Pablo Palacios Prof. Arlyn Sanchez Silva “The House Of The Spirits” Isabel Allende portrays Esteban as having a strong and harsh character in the novel, The House of the Spirits. Yet, after leaving, his mother and sister, and starting a new and independent life, Esteban changes a lotfrom a poor bitter and sad man to a rich and harsh landowner . For the first time he is successful and wealthy. He feels as if he has no problems, mainly because he does not have a family to care about. Esteban's move to Three Marias seems to calm his pain temporarily, before his monstrous and demanding, needs take him.
The lack of emotional expression/compassion defines Okonkwo’s character. As shown in the beginning of the book, Okonkwo’s worst fear is to turn into his father. His father is an emotional man that has feminine characteristics and is languid. The example of his father leads Okonkwo to believe that feminine characteristics, such as love and compassion, lead to failure. Okonkwo strives for masculinity in order to be more successful than his father and to lead a life of achievement.
Mellisa Fether English 1102Research Project The Trouble with Chasing the American Dream In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman strives to obtain the American Dream, but in doing so ruins his sons lives and ends his own life. This is a story of the struggles of an average family during the Great Depression and capitalism was an important issue. Biff, Willy son, is unsure of the business world and expresses a view of anti-capitalism, but at the same time wants to make his father happy. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman and has been striving for the American Dream his whole life with the full support from his wife, Linda Loman. Linda is a devoted and loving wife that put Willy before everyone in their lives, including their two sons, Happy and Biff.