A Raisin in the Sun Compared to Rememer the Titans

From small to huge problems Race, a word that plainly describes what color a persons skin is and what background a person comes from. Many things have happened up to today because of people not accepting the fact that the world was not made for one kind of race to live above the others. This brief fact is both seen the drama play of Lorraine Hansberry written in the time of the 1950’s called “A Raisin in the Sun” and it is also seen in the movie of “Remember the Titans”. Both have very good examples of racial tensions between black and white communities and also portray a true-life meaning to what people sufferer during the bad times of racism. Coach Boone and Mama both share leadership roles, uniting roles, and also have to overcome attitudes from opposite races. The difference between both characters is that Coach Boone applies his authority in a much harsher way than Mama. Looking at both works, it is easy to identify many characters that play important roles in enhancing the true conflict between these two communities. First, in the play of “A Raisin in the Sun”, the main characters are Ruth Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Beneatha Younger, Lena Younger (Mama), and Karl Linder. On the other hand, in the movie called Remember the Titans, the main characters are Coach Herman Boone, Coach Bill Yoast, Julius Campbell, Gerry Bertier, and Petey Jones. In each one of these works, it is easy to see that each main character has to deal with tensions in every single moment of the work. There are many things in common with both works and explaining them briefly will help in the overall understanding of racial tensions. Both stories have an equal level of racial tensions and both works want segregation. In “A Raisin in the Sun”, as the Younger family buys a house in a white neighborhood, the white neighborhood offers the Younger family money so that they will not move in to their white neighborhood. In the movie Remember the Titans, as Coach Boone Moves in to his new

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