A Raisin In The Sun Argumentative Analysis
Although other performance texts from the course syllabus may be adequate selections, A Raisin in the Sun is the best choice to complete the Witrz 2015-2016 season. A Raisin in the Sun is the best as it provides casting opportunities for minorities, is relevant to northwestern, and addresses issues differing from those recently explored. There is currently a lack of casting of minorities in the Wirtz shows at Northwestern; doing A Raisin in the Sun would increase the number of roles that are historically cast as people of color, therefore increasing the number of people of color that get cast overall. If one were to simply focus on the early fall section of the Wirtz 2015-2106 season, which consists of American Idiot, As You Like
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Race representation is a major topic of discussion at Northwestern, not just within the theatre department but on campus as well. Although Color Struck, Big White Fog, and A Raisin in the Sun deal with some similar topics, A Raisin in the Sun’s topics are the most relevant to Northwestern. Color Struck’s main topic is color discrimination and colorism, Big White Fog deals with communism and internal black tensions, all of which are not topical “today” at Northwestern. A Raisin in the Sun discusses prejudice, which is seen in the Northwestern theatre department on many different levels: in casting, in show selection, and in the writing of new shows. A Raisin in the Sun explores the troubles of a black family moving into a predominately white neighborhood similar to black students trying to adapt to a predominately white theatre department at Northwestern. Although, at Northwestern there is no one actively trying to stop people of color from joining the program, there is constant discrimination shown through the lack of opportunities provided for minorities, the minute amount of people of color cast in shows, and through the inherent racism allowed in the writing of Waa-Mu Gold. A Raisin in the Sun addresses issues and topic that are different from those recently
Race representation is a major topic of discussion at Northwestern, not just within the theatre department but on campus as well. Although Color Struck, Big White Fog, and A Raisin in the Sun deal with some similar topics, A Raisin in the Sun’s topics are the most relevant to Northwestern. Color Struck’s main topic is color discrimination and colorism, Big White Fog deals with communism and internal black tensions, all of which are not topical “today” at Northwestern. A Raisin in the Sun discusses prejudice, which is seen in the Northwestern theatre department on many different levels: in casting, in show selection, and in the writing of new shows. A Raisin in the Sun explores the troubles of a black family moving into a predominately white neighborhood similar to black students trying to adapt to a predominately white theatre department at Northwestern. Although, at Northwestern there is no one actively trying to stop people of color from joining the program, there is constant discrimination shown through the lack of opportunities provided for minorities, the minute amount of people of color cast in shows, and through the inherent racism allowed in the writing of Waa-Mu Gold. A Raisin in the Sun addresses issues and topic that are different from those recently