Sunday, February 28, 2010

RoT, HmC final entry

T.J. rubs the white man's house with two other white boys but only he is blamed for the crime and his family is almost killed by village white people. Logans distract angry mobs by burning their land. People help to silence the fire. In the end, Cassie cries for T.J. because he will be sent to the jail (but he was not lynched)and for their land because it was burned. I thought this ending was kind of hopeless but it is the reality that makes this book amazing which are something like How prejudice is everyday incident and how it was nothing unusual for white people. I like the scene when Cassie has revenge on Lilian-Jean. People have got to be tough to overcome such prejudice. It was a quite sad story but it felt very real, I guess. I'm happy that we had civil rights movement and equal achiivement of right of people no matter of race.
By the way, this was the second time to read this book and I think I understand more about it this time because I knew what I was looking for. Moreover my English is still improving so that helped too. It was good measurement.

Monday, February 8, 2010

RoT, HMC 3

The core text book "The Raisin In The Sun" have lots of common things in RoT,HMC. I'm going to call the former one Raisin and latter one Thunder from now on. Over all, both are all about African American in the U.S.A. They are struggling to live their life but there are many things that bother them. First of all, they are poor. Second of all, they have to face Whites prejudice against them. Third, some other fellow African Americans try to get their way. In Raisin, Willy takes Younger's money. In Thunder, T.J. asks Logans to help him ( By asking help, he involves Logans and as a result, Logans has to burn their land although he's been nothing but trouble for Logan family. He is a berk. But I think his role was to enhance how the Logan family is a good family to help poor fellows.)
Personally, I think Raisin and Thunder have so many wise remarks. Not only about family but also about dreams and prejudice.