“I hate you mom or dad!” How many times have you said that sentence yourself? In the play A Raisin in the Sun, and The Crucible there were many family issues. Even though many family members have differences they are able to reconstruct themselves in order to fix their family issues. In A Raisin in the Sun you can see family issues, and there were a lot and the fact that there were only 5 household members. Who can expect so much problems to come from 5 household members? Everybody has an issue with their family whether if it is their mother,father, or even a sibling. Many people have the tendency to just ignore all of these problems, by ignoring their parents, or by walking away like some of the characters from A Raisin in the Sun, …show more content…
Parenthood, and The Crucible did. The film Parenthood was made in 1989 which wasn’t such a long time ago. In Parenthood the setting takes place where parents take their children to baseball games and where families have issues, which makes me believe that is why the film Parenthood had so many family issues. According to the article entitled Changing Attitudes toward Family Issues in the United States, it states “Our analysis indicates that changes in family attitudes and values were particularly dramatic and pervasive during the 1960s and 1970s, but during the early 1980s there was a general, but not universal, flattening of the trend” (Thornton). This clearly states that between the 1960s and 1970s there has been a major difference in family relationships which is why the Parenthood film had the setting that it had. Beside that, In Parenthood many family issues were seen. Between Karen and Gil, Susan and Nathan, Helen and her situation with her daughter Julie, and her son Garry. Many may say that Helen and her relationship with her children were already done and their family cannot be saved, but as a surprise they fixed their family problems and actually became a family at the end with the help of Tod and the Biology teacher of Garry. According the the film Parenthood, Helen states “Whatever you guys want, I want to get for you. That’s the best I can do.” In the film Helen didn’t think Tod was the right guy for her daughter Julie, but she was willing to overcome that fact and she helped her daughter stay with him since she knew that it would make her daughter happy. Between Susan and Nathan they had only one child named Patty. Now you would think since Patty is smart and since she is the only child there family would be perfect. But, no it isn’t because without a family issue you are living in a fantasy and in reality you aren’t a real family. The issue between Nathan and Susan was that Nathan was paying more attention to Patty instead of Susan. Yes, your daughter has to have attention, but not so much attention that your wife has to complain about it. Nathan was only looking at Patty’s future, wanting her to succeed but isn't that what every parent wants for their child? Nathan should have organized his time for Susan too. In A Raisin in the Sun you could see that there are family problems and the problem is connected with money.
Walter destroyed what you would call a family. You would think that money could be the solution of all of your problems, but instead Walter let the insurance money influence him and let it control him. A Raisin in the Sun is a play that took place in the 1950s in Southside Chicago which made a major difference on how family acted towards each other. When Walter spends all of the money that Mama has trusted him with Beneatha, Mama, and Ruth are disappointment at him. Even at one point Beneatha states “Bad? Say anything bad to him? No-I told him he was a sweet boy and full of dreams and everything is strictly peachy keen, as the ofay kids say!” With this, you can see that Beneatha is beyond disappointed and she believes that Walter cannot be saved from his illness which is in this case the money. According to Masterplots,Fourth Edition November 2010,p1-3 it states “These opportunities, however, create tensions and competition in the Younger family dramatized by Walter’s verbal battles with his mother and sister and Beneatha’s arguments with her mother. Moreover, the elusiveness of these dreams create frustration that leads to bitterness.”(Tackach). What I believe this quote indicates is that since the Younger family knew about insurance money there has been competition between the Youngers siblings deciding who gets the money either if it Walter for his …show more content…
investment in the liquor store, or Beneatha who wants the money for her dream to become a doctor. But, since Walter lost his money to Willy Harris there was nothing you can do about it except to unite as a family. It wasn’t easy to solve this family issue in the Younger family and actually nobody had hope for the Younger family to unite again. But, when Walter decides whether or not he is going to move to Clybourne Park or not it is in that moment where the Younger Family unite. Once Walter turns down Linder’s offer he becomes a man with pride that his family has been waiting for him to turn into according to Mama “He finally come into his manhood today, didn’t he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain.”,which makes the family issue go away, because a lesson was taught of this play which is that money cannot interfere with your family relationship. In The Crucible the couple Proctor and Elizabeth Proctor had major problems with family.
They had many problems with family because since Proctor had an affair with Abigail his wife Elizabeth could not trust him again and he family ripped apart. According to Proctor “I am only wondering how I may prove what she told me, Elizabeth. If the girl’s a saint now, I think it is not easy to prove she’s fraud, and town gone so silly. She told it to me in a room alone- I have no proof for it.” This indicates that he has lost Elizabeth’s trust. During this time men could do anything and nobody would say a word, but if a woman does something then they can be killed which makes me believe that is why Elizabeth stood by his side even though she had figured out he had an affair with Abigail. How can anybody solve this problem? In The Crucible Proctor apologizes at the end when it is his last moments of life. He speaks from the heart and he is sincere with his wife. Even though, it was too late for him he actually did fix his family problems which is by
honesty. Nevertheless, as you have read, even though many family members have differences they are able to reconstruct themselves in order to fix their family issues even if it is in their last moments of living there is always a way to fix a family relationship and there are examples from Parenthood, The Crucible, and even A Raisin in the Sun because at the end a family is indestructible even if you have committed adultery or even if you have money issues.
In the story The crucible there were many people and altercations that lead up to John Proctor’s death. He got into many altercations with people, especially Abigail Williams, which ended up leading up to her killing a bunch of people including John Proctor. There were many things the filmed showed that lead up to John Proctor’s death. The first thing was when Mary Warren accused him of having something to do with witchery. Then it was when Goody proctor didn’t tell the truth about her husband and Abigail Williams having an affair. This last person was that was the whole problem in this and was the main cause of john’s death was Abigail Williams, she started everything in this whole Mass hysteria.
Firstly, John Proctor is not seen to be a good man because in chapter one is affair with Abigail is exposed. “Give me a word, John. A soft word. (Her concentrated desire destroys his smile.) From this it can be seen that before they did have an affair but now it is over. The personal pronoun ‘me’ shows how she wants him all to herself and that the meeting is held in secret. The word ‘desire destroy’ in the stage directions is then used to contradict her feelings as Miller suggests how their affair is now over but Abigail doesn’t want it to be and that she still loves Proctor. From this quote it is then shown that John Proctor can’t be a good man if he committed adultery. However, John Proctor also speaks to Abigail to mention how their affair is mentioned and how their affair to him was at his moment of weakness when his wife, Elizabeth was ill. As it was a mistake Proctor mentions how Abigail should, “Wipe it out of mind.” This shows that he wants to forget it ever happened and that he also doesn’t want anybody to find out about this. From this it shows that John Proctor is not a good and as when his wife was ill and when he was at his weakest he committed a sin. If the people of Salem were to hear...
John Proctor and Reverend Hale are similar as they have both detected the corruption beneath the witchcraft accusations and attempt to prevent false testimonies and innocent people being hanged. John Proctor easily realizes the truth of the witchcraft trials because of his affair with Abigail Williams, one of the leading culprits of the hysteria in Salem. Abby exclaims that “Elizabeth hates me, uncle, she must, for I would not be her slave. It’s a bitter woman, a lying, cold, sniveling woman, and I will not work for such a woman” (Miller 12). Abigail feels this way, not because Elizabeth has mistreated her, but instead because Elizabeth is Proctor’s wife, a nuisance to Abigail and Proctor’s relationship. Additionally, after Elizabeth found out about the affair, she fired Abigail, thus ridding Abigail
Elizabeth Proctor was probably one of the characters faced with the most stress and problem throughout the duration of “The Crucible” After a long period of illness, she try to live life as normal, despite having found out her husband committed adultery and, later, that she has been accused of witchcraft. Although she proves brave and strong and endures the experience, when the most important decision in the fiasco comes, she makes a controversial choice.
In life there are always going to be ups and downs, good and bad times, because families go through extensive amounts of arguments. Within the play A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, there are a few complications that the Younger family face. Moreover, the main complications occur between Lena Younger (Mama) and Walter Lee Younger (the son of Mama). Throughout the play, the biggest complication they face is how to spend Walter Lee Senior’s life insurance money. The Younger family goes through several challenging times; however, the family shows that no matter what, everyone should stick together.
Elizabeth Proctor portrays great power with her husband, John Proctor when she forgives him for having the affair and is trying to help him forgive himself. “John it come to naught that I forgive you, if you’ll not forgive yourself” (Miller 126). Elizabeth released a lot of the guilt John had when she said this because one of the main reasons he did not want anyone to find out about the affair was so his wife doesn’t get hurt. She was the motive behind John’s actions and held great power with her husband. If she did not have as much grace and forgiveness in that moment that could have impacted John’s actions extensively. She not only looked past what he did
Early on in the play, the reader comes to understand that John Proctor has had an affair with Abigail Williams while she was working in his home. Abigail believed that if she got rid of Elizabeth Proctor, then John Proctor would become her own. John Proctor had an affair with Abigail, but for him it was just lust, while Abigail believed it to be true love. She told John Proctor that she loved him, and once she destroys Elizabeth, they would be free to love one another. John is horrified at this, but can do nothing to convince Abigail that he is not in love with her. Because of Abigail's twisted plot to secure John for herself, Elizabeth is arrested. John Proctor has to wrestle with the decision of what to do. He knows that he has sinned; yet he does not want to hurt his beloved wife. This is partly why he is willing to die. He knows he has already sinned.
Before Abigail starts going crazy and accusing people of witchcraft a couple pieces of information are revealed about John Proctor and how selfish he is. He became involved with Abigail sometime before the play began. His actions showed he only cared about himself and didn’t care about his family at all. It is clear he is ashamed when he tries to deny his actions after Abigail confronts him. He tries to get her to forget about the things that happened between them when he says, “Abby, I may think of you softly from time to time…. We never touched Abby” (Miller 22). He is tries to get her to forget about what happened because then he will be able to move on with his life and protect his reputation at the same time. His actions in this scene are selfish and he is just thinking of how to protect his name in the town and erase his past transgressions and by the end he does several things that help the town. People in the town begin to look up to him and he takes up the role of a leader despite his normal behavior of shirking away from the spotlight. Proctor is the one who has to step up and put Putman in his place and he tells Putman “You cannot command Mr. Parris. We vote by name in this society, not acreage....
Elizabeth Proctor always did what was right and just throughout most of The Crucible. She rarely lied except on one occasion, which could have saved John’s life. She was basically a house wife to a farmer, John Proctor, and took care of three children. Elizabeth also thinks of herself in a negative perspective many times. For example, “Elizabeth: It needs a cold wife to prompt lechery.” Elizabeth Proctor also has insights into her husband, John Proctor. For example, “Elizabeth: John, you are not open with me.”(p:55). It shows Elizabeth’s lack trust in John. Elizabeth is one of the most important characters in the play, acting as John’s innocent wife, yet playing a much larger role.
Elizabeth Proctor is used in The Crucible to illustrate the powerful strength of what manipulation has over any living mortal. Typically an honest person under their religious faith would believe in telling the truth, but not while having an evil thoughts being whispered in your ear disguised as manipulation. Already knowledgeable of her husband’s previous affair with Abigail Williams, Elizabeth fears of ruining the Proctor name in the town of Salem, Massachusetts due to John’s affair and since John is a high authority figure in the church, it would ruining his name and people would not respect him as a preacher anymore. So in the process of saving the Proctor name, regardless of John admitting the truth by making the court aware of the recent affair he had with Abigail, Elizabeth denies those allegations because she fears that John will be upset to the utmost point, so she sacrifices herself to protect the Proctor name, even though she fears that she hopes that she made the right decision, as shown when she tried to clarify all statements be...
Primarily, in A Raisin in the Sun Walter is an example of one struggling to achieve their dream or desire. Walter serves as the hero and villain of the play due to the actions he takes revolving his dream. “Walter, who firmly believes in the American Dream of economic independence, wants to own his own business, and a liquor store, because he despairs over what he perceives to be his inability to support the family and to provide for his son’s future” ( __ __ ). Walter’s dream is to be sole the provider for his household and give his family a better life. He plans by doing this through a liquor store investment with the insurance money given to Mama from Big Walters death. “In the play Walter loses much of the insurance money that he planned to invest on a liquor store to a con artist” ( ___ ___ ). Walter’s decision on investing in a liquor store turns out to be a horrific choice. In the play although Walter is regretfully deceived and looked down upon as a result of the liquor store ambition, he makes up for it by at the end finally reaching his manhood. During the time of the play the husband of the family is mainly the sole provider for the family. In the case of the play, Walters mother is the sole provider for the family. Walter strives to be the “man” of the house.“A job. (Looks at her) Mama, a job? I open and close car doors all day long. I drive a man around in his limousine and I say, “Yes, sir; no, sir; very good, sir; shall I take the Drive, sir?” Mama, that ain’t no kind of job. That ain’t nothing at all. (Very quietly) Mama, I don’t know if I can make you understand” ( Hansberry , Pg.73). “Walter minimizes the position of a car driver because to him it diminishes his manhood and his sense of individual worth.
Elizabeth: I think she sees another meaning in that blush (59).” Elizabeth knows that there may be something going on between Proctor and Abigail. But proctor feels like he has to keep honor to his household and so he keeps everything that he feels inside and tries to hide it from his wife. Proctor does redeem himself by the end of the book. Where he refuses to have his name be used as a flag to be displayed as a symbol of the trials. This is most prominent when he is telling the judge, “
When Proctor is put on trial, Danforth brings in Elizabeth to questions about the affair. Elizabeth must feel her heart racing because his life is in her hands. The words that came out of Elizabeth’s mouth is taken seriously. When Danfourth questions Elizabeth he says “Look at me! To your own knowledge, has John Proctor even committed the crime of lechery?”(Miller 105). Elizabeth answers faintly and says “No, sir”(Miller 105). At that moment, things went terribly wrong. Elizabeth tries to protect Proctor’s name, so she does not tell the truth. Little does she know, Proctor confesses beforehand. Obviously, she does this because no matter what, she still loves him. After the trial, Elizabeth talks to John about the situation. When Elizabeth soothes John about the situation, she says “John, it come to naught that I should forgive you, if you’ll not forgive yourself” (Miller 126). Elizabeth’s forgiveness makes John want to keep lying. If he knows she is okay with it, he will deny it to others. Her opinion is so important to him because he wants the best for her. Although, he decides to confess. This proves Elizabeth does not want him to die. Finally , after everything Proctor has been through, she lies to the court, so they do not hang him. This proves Elizabeth is a loyal
Elizabeth had a good personality and an even better attitude. Elizabeth was respectful, loving and kind. When Cheever and Hale came to Proctor’s house to take Elizabeth away she told Proctor, “John – I think I must go with them. Mary, there is bread enough for the morning; you will bake, in the afternoon. Help Mr. Proctor as you were his daughter – you owe me that, and much more. To Proctor: when the children wake, speak nothing of witchcraft – it will frighten them” (Act II pg 77). While Elizabeth was about to be arrested she goes to Mary and tells her to take care of her family while she was away. Elizabeth was only concerned about her family; she wanted to make sure her family was taken care of. Elizabeth showed respect by agreeing to go with Hale and not argue about her arrest. Elizabeth also showed kindness and her love for her family by making sure her husband and sons were taken care of, she was concerned for her family more than she was concerned about what will happen to her later. Elizabeth’s actions were just as caring as her personality and attitude. John Proctor confessed to committing adultery with Abigail, Danforth brought Elizabeth into the court to see if Proctor was telling him the truth. When Elizabeth was in court Danforth told ...
When we are first introduced to John Proctor, we learn of his affair with Abigail Williams, Abigail's involvement in the accusations of witchcraft, and of John's desire to do what is honorable. Because of John's desire to do what is honorable, he ends the affair with Abigail and begins to attempt to repair his broken marriage. Abigail's jealously of Elizabeth and desire to be John's wife leads to Elizabeth's name being mentioned in court. Abigail's mention of Elizabeth's name in court reveals her attempt to get rid of Elizabeth for she knows Elizabeth will claim innocence and be hung if she does. When word reaches the Proctors, about Abigail's mentioning of Elizabeth's name in court, John concludes that Abigail's motive is to kill Elizabeth. Knowing this information, John is faced with his first difficult decision, save his reputation, keep his affair a secret, and let the accusations continue, or ruin his reputation, tell of his affair, and end the girls' accusations. Not wanting to ruin his good name, John decides to hold his tongue and because of this the trials continue and more accusations are made, some of which lead to his wife's and his friends arrest for witchcraft and bewitchment.