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Post by wilder0329 on Jun 24, 2013 20:53:35 GMT
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Post by wilder0329 on Jun 24, 2013 20:54:12 GMT
I think the two authors cultural Identities are described by what they are writing about. By this I mean that I think what they wrote about is in the same time era of the culture that they grew up in and around. For example “Oepidus Rex” was wrote in the time setting of kingdoms and stuff like that, I think that Sophocles was brought up in or around the same time era that this type of stuff was stilling going on. Now on the other hand “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry was written around the time when African Americans didn’t have many rights in the United States. You can tell can conclude this by noticing in the story the white folks in the neighborhood they moved into offered to pay them to stay out the community. You can conclude that by gaining details from the setting of each story, that will help you see the cultural identities and diversities of each story and author.
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Post by jeffreymonroe1 on Jun 24, 2013 22:48:01 GMT
It implies of a new comers struggle to be great. In both these plays, Yet different time periods, Show some one knows and has a want to come up through the ashes and be come that eagle shall we say. They Were both children looking up to their parents. How did we get this kind of status quo? How can we have the things we have and others like us, in mind, don’t enjoy these things? These stories wrote later in life, thought imagined while a young adult. Has meaning . The stories show that neither outsider or a different minded person you can come up in the world. You have to show that you can preform the tasks at hand and know when to stop exaggerating and give facts . Or from the other story , just cause there might be a color difference between two parties does not make the So call idiot a joke and mistake his wisdom for stupidity. Hear them out see what is said. Most make sense and have good valid point to bring to the table.
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Post by Adam Jones on Jun 24, 2013 22:54:49 GMT
The cultural identities of the authors are apparent in the time eras that they wrote in and were raised in. Oedipus Rex was written about an older period of time that is closer to the time that Sophocles was writing in. This also shows in his style of writing that he uses because literature has evolved and changed so much since this publication. Lorraine Hansberry was raised in a time when people were not viewed as equals. When she wrote the story there was segregation going on around her this shows in the story because the family is offered money to stay out the neighborhood that they are trying to move into just because of their race. This shows that the times periods and culture that these authors were raised in has a lot of influence towards what they write about and the style that they use.
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Post by wilder0329 on Jun 24, 2013 23:26:10 GMT
The cultural identities of the authors are apparent in the time eras that they wrote in and were raised in. Oedipus Rex was written about an older period of time that is closer to the time that Sophocles was writing in. This also shows in his style of writing that he uses because literature has evolved and changed so much since this publication. Lorraine Hansberry was raised in a time when people were not viewed as equals. When she wrote the story there was segregation going on around her this shows in the story because the family is offered money to stay out the neighborhood that they are trying to move into just because of their race. This shows that the times periods and culture that these authors were raised in has a lot of influence towards what they write about and the style that they use. I completely agree with what Adam is saying. That the time era in which the plays were wrote have alot to do with the cultural diversitys. I think that these two authors were very different but it only has to do with the time era they was raised in to. Because if someone was raised around it they know it a whole lot better than something they would have to research on. So i think thst since the time eras were way different thats why the cultural stand points were way different. |
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Post by justinmy on Jun 24, 2013 23:49:53 GMT
Discussion question 2
I think the two authors cultural Identities are described by what their stories are written about. The stories were based in same time frame as they grew up in. “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry was written around the time when blacks were free from slavery but still had no rights in the U.S . You tell this by reading in the story the whites in the neighborhood they moved in and offered to pay them to stay out the community. I think that Sophocles was brought the same time when kings and kingdoms were still going on because the story is around this time. You can tell the cultural identities from the setting of the stories and the authors.
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Post by nielsakkerman1 on Jun 25, 2013 0:43:58 GMT
In the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "A Raisin in the Sun" imply cultural identities about their author Sophocles and Lorraine Hansberry. During the time period of Sophocles, plays were a big part of entertainment for the people. Sophocles wrote plays that people could relate to, and seemed like it was part of history. War, Gods, and entertainment was part of the culture in those days and effected the plays the way Sophocles expressed the plays. On the other hand Lorraine during time period she wrote her play "Raisin in the Sun" she was struggling with women and civil rights, and was the first black playwright and the youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award. Her black culture of struggling throughout life, is shown the same in her play the struggling for money and making in it in a world you are not accepted and having your ups and downs but still strive to land on top. Both authors’ plays are closely related to their culture, and mirror their lives. Their culture is their inspiration and gave them to write these plays
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Post by Eddie Austin on Jun 25, 2013 2:52:03 GMT
In the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "A Raisin in the Sun" are very similar .The stories are both seem to be written in the same time frame or should I say era. They both have some type of starting from the bottom and working for their way up in life. Author for Oedipus Rex also shows in his style of writing that he uses because literature has evolved and changed so much since this publication. Their culture is their inspiration and gave them to write these plays. This shows that the times periods and culture that these authors were raised in has a lot of influence towards what they write about and the style that they use.
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Post by wyattcolehubbard15 on Jun 25, 2013 4:16:50 GMT
In the plays "Oedipus
Rex" and "A Raisin in the Sun" imply cultural identities about
their author Sophocles and Lorraine Hansberry. Lorraine Hansberry wrote her
play "Raisin in the Sun" during a time period of women struggling
with women rights and civil rights, and she was youngest American to win a New
York Critics’ Circle award and was the first black playwright. It shows her
struggle through life and how she pushed and earned money in a time era that
did not accept her. Blacks where not excepted and this along with her struggles
where shown in her playwright. Plays where a major form of entertainment during
the time period of Sophocles. Sophocles
wrote plays that where inspired by the culture of that time, war,
entertainment, and gods where all major parts of culture during that time
period. The authors both related these plays to their culture time period and their
lives. The inspiration that the authors used was from their culture and everyday
lives.
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Post by jeffreymonroe1 on Jun 25, 2013 12:23:30 GMT
The cultural identities of the authors are apparent in the time eras that they wrote in and were raised in. Oedipus Rex was written about an older period of time that is closer to the time that Sophocles was writing in. This also shows in his style of writing that he uses because literature has evolved and changed so much since this publication. Lorraine Hansberry was raised in a time when people were not viewed as equals. When she wrote the story there was segregation going on around her this shows in the story because the family is offered money to stay out the neighborhood that they are trying to move into just because of their race. This shows that the times periods and culture that these authors were raised in has a lot of influence towards what they write about and the style that they use. I completely agree with what Adam is saying. That the time era in which the plays were wrote have a lot to do with the cultural diversities. I think that these two authors were very different but it only has to do with the time era they was raised in to. Because if someone was raised around it they know it a whole lot better than something they would have to research on. So i think that since the time eras were way different thats why the cultural standpoints were way different. That also tells us the social groups or who you were born by made a big impact on who you could be. Unlike in todays society it doesn't make about social status but what you can do to become a contributor. |
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Post by jeffreymonroe1 on Jun 25, 2013 12:37:13 GMT
In the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "A Raisin in the Sun" are very similar .The stories are both seem to be written in the same time frame or should I say era. They both have some type of starting from the bottom and working for their way up in life. Author for Oedipus Rex also shows in his style of writing that he uses because literature has evolved and changed so much since this publication. Their culture is their inspiration and gave them to write these plays. This shows that the times periods and culture that these authors were raised in has a lot of influence towards what they write about and the style that they use. What time frames did all of these stories take place in? How did people react to the family in "A Raisin in the Sun" what era whould this be in. "Oedipus Rex" Is contriversal with th things he did. Was this normal for his time? |
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Post by jeffreymonroe1 on Jun 25, 2013 12:48:43 GMT
In the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "A Raisin in the Sun" imply cultural identities about their author Sophocles and Lorraine Hansberry. Lorraine Hansberry wrote her play "Raisin in the Sun" during a time period of women struggling with women rights and civil rights, and she was youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award and was the first black playwright. It shows her struggle through life and how she pushed and earned money in a time era that did not accept her. Blacks where not excepted and this along with her struggles where shown in her playwright. Plays where a major form of entertainment during the time period of Sophocles. Sophocles wrote plays that where inspired by the culture of that time, war, entertainment, and gods where all major parts of culture during that time period. The authors both related these plays to their culture time period and their lives. The inspiration that the authors used was from their culture and everyday lives. I think if we look down the list of play writtters, operas we will find that most of them write around the time they lived. They must know a lot on the informatio for obvice reasons. They lived it. It's know wounder why they wrote about their rode to fame or their struggles in life. One question I ask my self is how come we don't hear of futureistic plays from these time frames. |
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Post by Adam Jones on Jun 25, 2013 13:13:23 GMT
In the plays "Oedipus Rex" and "A Raisin in the Sun" are very similar .The stories are both seem to be written in the same time frame or should I say era. They both have some type of starting from the bottom and working for their way up in life. Author for Oedipus Rex also shows in his style of writing that he uses because literature has evolved and changed so much since this publication. Their culture is their inspiration and gave them to write these plays. This shows that the times periods and culture that these authors were raised in has a lot of influence towards what they write about and the style that they use. What time frames did all of these stories take place in? How did people react to the family in "A Raisin in the Sun" what era whould this be in. "Oedipus Rex" Is contriversal with th things he did. Was this normal for his time? Im not a hundred percent sure when "Oedipus Rex" was written but i believe it to be a time when plays were more predominant than just plain stories. I would place the time period around Shakespeare and other like that just because of the writing style and the use of words and phrases. I think that "A Raisin in the Sun" was written in a time after slavery ended but pre civil rights movement because there is still a lot of racism and segregation in the story like when they are denied acceptance to the community just because of there skin color. This is in a time when things where changing because instead of making a huge scene they just tried to talk them out of moving into the neighborhood verse making it really obvious that they just plainly didn't want there kind of people in the neighborhood. I think that everything that happened in these stories has everything to do with the time period that they where written in. |
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Post by Jeff Hughes on Jun 25, 2013 13:25:32 GMT
Authors reflect their cultural identities in their works because they live in the culture and they see it every day. For example, Sophocles lived in a time where English was spoken differently and it shows in his work. The English language has evolved since then. Even though Lorraine Hansberry still lived in older times than now, things were still different from Sophocles’ times. Lorraine lived in a time of segregation and other races were discriminated by the way they looked. This shows in her work “a raisin in the sun” by the way she portrayed the blacks being treated. Whites tried to bribe them out of living in their neighborhood. This shows how even though culture changes and evolves, it shows through the work of authors
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Post by Jeff Hughes on Jun 25, 2013 13:41:01 GMT
What time frames did all of these stories take place in? How did people react to the family in "A Raisin in the Sun" what era whould this be in. "Oedipus Rex" Is contriversal with th things he did. Was this normal for his time? Im not a hundred percent sure when "Oedipus Rex" was written but i believe it to be a time when plays were more predominant than just plain stories. I would place the time period around Shakespeare and other like that just because of the writing style and the use of words and phrases. I think that "A Raisin in the Sun" was written in a time after slavery ended but pre civil rights movement because there is still a lot of racism and segregation in the story like when they are denied acceptance to the community just because of there skin color. This is in a time when things where changing because instead of making a huge scene they just tried to talk them out of moving into the neighborhood verse making it really obvious that they just plainly didn't want there kind of people in the neighborhood. I think that everything that happened in these stories has everything to do with the time period that they where written in. I have to agree with Adam. looking at the history of plays in general, they usually strongly reflect the culture and time period they were written in. not only "A Raisin in the Sun" or "Oedipus Rex", but also "Romeo and Juliet" by Shakespeare. In eighteenth century London the culture was much different, and so was the dialect, this is one of the reasons older plays are harder to read and comprehend. the writing styles of all authors and play writers are in some way a reflection of the times they lived in and the culture around them, whether it is in criticism of the culture or acceptance. |
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