Thesis Essay for the Laramie Project
In Moises Kaufman's, The Laramie Project the under lying theme of the novel is people are afraid of change. This can be proved from the novel with the character Cathy Connolly and the struggle that homosexuals have to live in there own society. The juxtaposition of anti-gay demonstrations sparked by religion at a homosexual's funeral, and even the physical setting is related to why people are afraid of change. Whether it is start by homophobia, religion, or opression, people are not just afraid of change in general but change for a free society where homosexuals can express and just be themselves.
In The Laramie Project, a character name Cathy Connolly claims that gay the people in Laramie feel the oppression from society, and are compelled to hide there identities. Cathy being gay herself tells why gay people are afraid of change which is sparked by opression from anti-homosexuals. “And so-she was-a kind of lesbian... she later told me that there were other lesbians that she knew who wouldn't been seen with me. That I would irreparably taint them, that just to be seen with me could be a problem.” (Kaufman 22) She says that being known as a homosexual in Laramie “would irreparably taint”. This gives you a great understanding of how oppressed gay people, if they are so afraid to reveal themselves to make a comment for a friend who has passed. Murdock Cooper another character said that “most of 'em that are gay or lesbian they know damn well who to talk to. If you step out of line you're asking for it.” (Kaufman 58) The gay people of Laramie feeling opressed because they are living in a society that has not been modernized to be able to accept homosexuals socially. Gay people and the prejudice people of Lamarie are afraid of change. They are both afraid of accepting each other, one opressing the other because they are arfraid of having homosexuals in the societty. These homophobic people would goto the extreme of even killing someone because they do not like
In The Laramie Project, a character name Cathy Connolly claims that gay the people in Laramie feel the oppression from society, and are compelled to hide there identities. Cathy being gay herself tells why gay people are afraid of change which is sparked by opression from anti-homosexuals. “And so-she was-a kind of lesbian... she later told me that there were other lesbians that she knew who wouldn't been seen with me. That I would irreparably taint them, that just to be seen with me could be a problem.” (Kaufman 22) She says that being known as a homosexual in Laramie “would irreparably taint”. This gives you a great understanding of how oppressed gay people, if they are so afraid to reveal themselves to make a comment for a friend who has passed. Murdock Cooper another character said that “most of 'em that are gay or lesbian they know damn well who to talk to. If you step out of line you're asking for it.” (Kaufman 58) The gay people of Laramie feeling opressed because they are living in a society that has not been modernized to be able to accept homosexuals socially. Gay people and the prejudice people of Lamarie are afraid of change. They are both afraid of accepting each other, one opressing the other because they are arfraid of having homosexuals in the societty. These homophobic people would goto the extreme of even killing someone because they do not like