Fences By August Wilson is a tale rooted in the gritty reality of potential not reached and a man struggling with his family and to find relevance after his prime. Troy Mason was a good baseball player in his hay day. He played for the negro league and found success there. Sadly he was never able to reach his true potential by playing in the major leagues because by the time the majors allowed African American players he was to old and past his prime. Its evident throughout this play that this still haunts Troy as he is constantly pushing himself and carries a chip on his shoulder. To him sports represents dreams differed and potential never reached. However Troy's son Corey is soon gradating from High school and has colleges recruiting him to play football. Troy is not happy with this.
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
A Story Of Fighting for Dreams: A Rasin in The Sun
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a incredible play about a poor black family in south side Chicago in the 1930's. Its an incredible tale about Human struggles, hopes, and most importantly dreams. The play does an amazing job of making each character unique and relatable in many different ways. Each character from Mama to Walter Lee Jr. has a different dream and hope for the family, as in real life sometimes each persons dream's don't correlate or fit perfectly together with one another but ultimately wanting what's best for their family wins out. The sum of the Younger family's parts were greater then each individuals wants.
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
A Doll's House. A character Narative of a Women Finding Her Strength.
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A dolls house was a very interesting play as well and a compelling character narrative. When one truly analyzes the characters in the play there is a lot of variation and human development epically with Nora who at the end of the play recognizes her true worth and pushes back against the establishment that treated her as nothing more then a doll in a man's world.
Monday, March 13, 2017
A True Miracle: The Miracle worker review
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After learning that they're Young daughter Hellen will survive a terrible fever only to be left both deaf and blind. Helens family has seemingly lost all hope of ever teaching Helen how to even function in society. In an act of desperation they send a letter pleading for help with their case, and this letter eventually makes its way to the Perkins institute For The Blind and into the hands of a young blind girl named Annie Sullivan who herself had once risen from adversity. Upon Annie's arrival the family is shocked by the young women's age but never the less Annie begins working with Helen. For long time Helen and Ann struggle, it is hard to get Helen to understand and every time Annie thinks she has made progress Helen seems to back track. Additionally Helens Father who is a very commanding man is at first not completely trusting of her methods and gives her some resistance as well. Eventually Annie is able to spend some isolated time with Helen in the family's garden house. Helen makes a little progress but not as much and Annie would have liked. When Helen returns home she goes back to her normal ways of terrorizing the family and ruling the house. At one point Helen throws a pitcher of water at Annie and Annie makes her refill the pitcher at the pump. This is crucial as Helen makes a discovery and figures out water. Soon she is running around and asking what everything and what its called. She points to Annie and Annie responds teacher. Helen's life had been changed her own miracle worker and the bound between student and teacher has become unbreakable.
This play truly touched me and the other member of the audience and showed the story of determination and persistence. It was inspiring and a beautiful reminder of not take anything for granted and a great testament to the power of hard work and ultimately the bond between student and teacher. I highly recommend you see The Miracle Worker.
Thank you.
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
A Reflection on a Comming of Age Story
The Unexpected Lessons Of Mexican Food is very much a coming of age story. Armando Montano recalls his upbringing as someone of mixed cultural heritage with his father being Mexican and his mother being White. Armando was in a sense a stranger in both worlds with the Mexican side of his family calling him "The White one" and the other side calling him "Wexican" or white Mexican. Armando's father who was a cultural anthropologist took Armando with him whenever he went on research trips to the border of south Texas to his fathers hometown. Along the way Armando and his father experience some racial profiling and stereotyping witch angers the young boy, however his father is able to teach his son a valuable lesson in acceptance and peace because of this. Throughout the trip Armando got to experience much of his Mexican culture through food and the markets that sold authentic Mexican foods and ingredients. The author (Armando Montano) is able to really convey just what the markets and the foods they are selling is like. As a reader you can almost taste the spices, smell all the magnificent scents, and really visualize the hustle and bustle of the busy restaurants and market. Eventually Armando leaves for college, his junior year he decides to go on an adventure to Buenos Aires. The food here is not like the kinds he is used to back home. Eventually he decides to cook the way he is used to, with spices, peppers, and a endless amounts of various flavors. He invite's his Argentine friends over and cooks for them. They are not used to the hot and spicy foods that Armando is used to. For the next couple of months Armando cooks for them and tries to explain that he is not technically Mexican but that he is considered Hispanic. Much to his dismay they respond by telling them that he speaks Spanish, cook Mexican food, and has a Montano for a last name, so to them he is Mexican. Soon Armando returned home. Armando says that he and his father eat at chipotle sometimes even though his father thinks of it as "The Mexican PF Changs". When they are there they talk to the Mexican women behind the counter and listen to their stories about their kids and their cultural experiences.
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Playlist For Myself- Soundtrack To My Life
Music Is the Universal Language
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About me: Welcome to my blog! I'm glad you decided to check it out and I sincerely hope you get to know me a little better through this particular blog post. My name is Samuel Anders and these songs I have chosen are important to me because with each one comes a good memory or a reflection of my life. Each song has a unique story behind it and has had a unique impact on my life in one way or another. My choices in these songs show that I am an all American small town guy but with a bit of a restless side to me. I love hanging out with friends and family, going to concerts, going on adventures, spending time outdoors and playing and watching football!
My Playlist: Here are the songs I chose for my playlist: "I go back" by Kenny Chesney, "Kick it in the sticks" by Brantley Gilbert, "It goes like this" by Thomas Rhett, "Traveler" by Chris Stapleton, and finally "American Spirit" by Thomas Rhett
Why These Songs?:
My song
list is representative of me and my life experiences, essentially a reflection
of my life through music and to me that is my interpretation of something
larger. These songs reflect my being and who I am as a person they are almost a
journal of who I am. Each song
represents an
important aspect or stage in my life. From Friday night football games to road
trips with my friends and girlfriend each song on my playlist tells a personal
story that represents a larger concept and part of my life.
Conclusion: I hope you got to learn a little more about me from this blog post! Hopefully you will check back every so often throughout the semester! I cant wait for the next part of the journey!
Samuel B Anders
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