The Complexities Of Whitaker's

Steve (Anthony Simcoe), approaches his depressed father and says, “Dad, you haven’t let anyone down, I don’t know what the opposite of letting someone down is, but you’ve done the opposite.” Through this scene, Sitch portrays an uneducated family, with their father giving up, but they pick him up and show to the audience that they don’t have to be successful or smart to be praiseworthy, they just need to be a

“…knowing I have failed him. I tell myself he drinks to ease an ache that gnaws at his belly, an ache I must have caused by disappointing him somehow, a murderous ache I should be able to relieve…” (Sanders 734). Sanders explains the guilt which he experienced and continues to undergo. Although Sanders understand his reasoning is incorrect, he cannot come to terms with the reality of the truth. Therefore, he engages in an internal conflict of man versus self, as he must learns that alcoholism is the root cause of his father’s agony. In addition, he states, “…I played the stalwart and dutiful son who would hold the family together” (Sanders 743). From this statement, the audience can understand that Sanders calls upon himself to be the strong one, the shoulder for others to cry upon. He engages the sympathy of the audience because his actions reveal to the audience that he has no shoulder to lean upon. He must be the comforter, but as the comforter, he has no one to strengthen or encourage him. By sharing about his internal havoc, Sanders employs the use of

The family of the author expected him to become better, to rise above the bad neighborhood the lived in. They were supportive. They sent him to good schools, taught him the rights from the wrongs. The other Wes did not have that good of a support system. And his problem with his family's expectations was the lack thereof. His brother Tony told him often to not get involved with drugs, but because Tony was involved himself, Wes thought that was what he was supposed to do as well. He looked up to Tony. Wes’s family did want the best for him but did not push him to be better. When his mother found his drug stash, she only flushed them down the toilet, she never punished him, nor talked to him about why he should not sell drugs. She never really encouraged him to be better. She may not have had the resources to show him what life could be like without drugs

complex member of the Younger family. Walter Lee wishes he was the head of the family but unfortunately for him the title belongs to mama. All Walter seems to want on the outside is the liquor store, but in reality he wants to be somebody. Walter is driven by his emotions and ambitions. A great analogy for Walter is a raccoon from the book “Where the Red Fern Grows.” Walter may seem like a desperate alcoholic just wanting a way to free booze, but in reality he is driven to lead his family, gain their approval, and become the man he can only dream to be.

Walter Lee is what I see as a character who believes in his vision, when no one else could. He was raised by a strict, hard working Christian mother, who has a very honest outlook on life. She once said, “Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money. I guess the world really do change.”(Sun, 74). Walter is growing

Denzel Washington plays a star role in this film as Whip Whitaker. He is a divorcee and airline pilot, of whom is really good at what he does, in the film he will pilot his plane of South Jet Flight 227 to Atlanta. Unfortunately, Whip is a cocaine user and uses it to get his head straight after a long night of partying with Trina, one of his flight attendants, before he attempted to fly his plane to Atlanta. After takeoff, the aircraft flies threw some very choppy air causing severe turbulence. After expertly piloting the plane threw the horrible turbulence, Whip gives the plane over to his co-pilot Ken Evans. While Whip is out he decides to mix some vodka in his orange juice and takes a nap. After a short while he is rattled awake as

Dr. Samenow for example says that teens look for acceptance and love not found at home .He also says gangs resemble family solutions( gang of a lack of family structure) such as friendship , love, and family. Concerning gangs, Samenow points out that not all families living in gang-infested neighborhoods have children who get involved in the gangs. It's common to refer to them as unsocialized, but the dyssocial sociopath does socialize to the mores and values of a dyssocial outgroup, like a gang.That these teens and young adults socialize with similar-minded peers leads to self-reinforcing affinity groups without real boundaries or structures, since the older gang leaders are dead or imprisoned and no longer on the street.Though their

The utmost dynamic character in the play, Walter Lee completely changes his attitude regarding his own race, from the beginning to the end. Originally, Walter focused on money, and material items in order to fulfill his dream about opening a liquor store, he believed that “money is life” (74). He didn’t care about his family’s dreams, and willing to sacrifice Beneatha plans of being a doctor. However, his intentions for using the money were acceptable, as he wanted “pearls round [his] wife’s neck” and he couldn’t stand that his son “sleeps in the living room"(143). Walter wants the best for his family, and as a result, is upset for the reason that he can’t provide it with merely a job as a chauffeur. His frustration causes him to believe the

Walter's frustration festers and his anger turns inward towards his family who, in Walters eyes, do not understand him. Walter's family members do understand him and they also want to amass material dreams, but Walter's family members know that it is going to take work to get there.

Peele comes across as wise and fearless through the character of Washington. In a party scene, Washington observes the fellow black and white groups interactions. He approached one black male and said, “Good to see an old brother around here.” His response was not as Washington expected. The black male responded formally by saying, “Ah. Yes, of course, it is.” During that scene, Washington noticed something was wrong and this was shown through non-verbal communication. His facial expression showed a sign of confusion and concern

In the movie Forrest Gump, Tom Hanks portrays a character that was diagnosed with a low IQ score of 75 as a young child. Throughout the movie the character Forrest Gump is sought of as having a disadvantaged life because of his low IQ and his mild intellectual behavior disorder however, his actions proved that he is far from disadvantaged and was able to live not only a normal life but an adventurous one. Despite suffering from his mild form of intellectual behavior disorder Forrest Gump did not have many friends growing up however, he was able to have a few lifelong friends and was able to have an impact on not only his country but the community in which he grew up in. The disability was only addressed at the beginning of

For these reasons, Mother bought the family a new house and put it in the name of Walter's son, Travis. In other words, she made an investment in Walter's future and his family. Mother saw the family falling apart and that their feelings of resentment for one another, and general discouragement in their lives, was an effect from living like sardines in their tiny dreary apartment. Walter, however, did not see it this way and felt nobody would listen to what he wanted. He wanted the same thing as his mother, to make an investment in his and his family's future, but he had his own idea of how to do it. As he tries to explain to his mother, "Sometimes I can see the future stretched out in front of me--just plain as day." However, Mother knows an investment in a liquor shop is riskier than an investment in a house in the middle of a white neighborhood but is unable to convince Walter of it.

They are faced with racism, sexism, inequality, and poverty every day. Yet, they also are the creators of some of their hardships. By staying silent on a matter, and leaving the meaning of that silence up to interpretation, the effects of that misunderstanding can be devastating. You can argue that, if Mama has openly stated her trust in her son, Walter may have made a more careful decision with the money. Ruth’s secrecy about how pregnancy and about her thoughts of abortion, not only created conflict between Ruth and Mama, but between Walter and Mama. The longer Walter stayed silent on the matter, the more upset Mama became, lecturing “Well--son, I’m waiting to hear you say something...I’m waiting to hear you be your father’s son. Be the man he was… Your wife say she going to destroy your child. And I’m waiting to hear you talk like him and say we a people who give children life, not who destroys them--I’m waiting to see you stand up and look like your daddy and say we done give up one baby to poverty and that we ain’t going to give up nary another one”, growing angrier, seeing Walter as a coward and a “disgrace to your father’s memory”. Some miscommunications, however, are not the fault of anyone in the family. While the family was packing, they were visited by a man, Linder, who introduces himself as part of “what you might call a sort of welcoming committee, I guess. I mean they, we --I’m the chairman of the committee-- go around and see the new people who move into the neighborhood and sort of give them the lowdown on the way we do things out in Clybourne Park.” uses deception and equivocation to disguise his true intentions. While he speaks of equality, believing that “most of the trouble exists because people don’t just sit down and talk to each other”, his true intentions are to convince the family to move out of Clybourne Park, as they are not wanted. When this is revealed to the

Walter is showing that he is willing to change to provide a better life for his kid by explaining to Travis, “No, daddy ain’t drunk. Daddy ain’t never going to be drunk again” (Hansberry 107). After Walter hears from Mama that Ruth is pregnant and considering an abortion, despite Walter’s pain he can show his willingness to face his problems rather than run away by insisting, “No-no-Ruth wouldn't do that”(Hansberry 75). Afterwards, when Walter realizes he can take pride in his family and be proud of where he comes from, he gains the self-respect to overcome his difficulties and achieve the American Dream for himself and his family. With Walter now understanding the actual concept of making his own future and achieving the American Dream, he is able to confess to Mr. Lindner with pride and dignity “we are very proud...and we have decided to move into our house...we don’t want your money” (Hansberry 148). Similarly, when Walter is able to take initiative with his family behind him and take pride in himself, he tells Mr.Lindner to “Get out of his house man”, he can make his own future and achieve the American Dream because the dream is measured in self-respect (Hansberry 119).

Showing his frustration to his mother, Walter does not feel like he will ever acquire his dream because he feels like he never got the chance or opportunity to. The inability of not able to provide a better life for his household is causing him to stress, act out of character and clouding his decision making. With nowhere else to turn he thought he could use his father’s life insurance money to invest into a liquor store which turned into a scam. Walter feeling trapped from making advancements in life, he makes a huge mistake and learns from this error. In the play Walter is talking to mother describing his anger,