Assume that Foster is right and “it is all political.”
Use his criteria to show that one of the major works you have read in high school is political.
Think of a “baptism scene” from a significant literary work. How was the character different after the experience? Discuss.
Posted by: James Lynn
ReplyDeleteI can't really think of any other works that we've read that would be political. The closest I can think of is the Essential 55 books we read in freshman year. I believe this book to be somewhat political because it attempts to change how we, as people, act in life. Much like other books that allude to politics, they try to improve our train of thought or how we act, and mold it into the way the author wants our thoughts to be. Other stories that I can think of that allude to politics could be the Odyssey, and other stories that we've read in english class.
If you mention it, you have to explain it.
DeleteI agree, both "Essential 55" and "The Odyssey" have political references.
DeleteI feel as if "Essential 55" has the most political references.
DeleteI agree with your analysis of the Essential 55, but I don't exactly understand the Odyssey.
DeleteI can see how the Essential 55 is political.
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ReplyDeleteI got stuck with thinking of any of major literary works I’ve read in high school that are political, so I am agreeing with what James said. The best I could think of was the Essential 55 by Ron Clark. All of the rules in Essential 55 are trying to shape you into a “better” being, and into changing how we do things. A method that is used in politics is promoting one’s political views among people. I think this is what the book was trying to do, the author is trying to install, not his political views, but how he thinks his readers should act. He’s not forcing it on anyone he’s simply suggesting.
I agree, there is definitely some correlation between Essential 55 and the way a lot of individuals in the political world get their views across.
DeleteAgree, its just giving you steps you should take which are not being forced upon an individual but suggested.
DeleteI completely agree with how it's trying to shape society.
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I agree with how it relates to promoting ones views. I agree with the suggesting, too. Very nice.
DeleteI agree with your view of "Essential 55".
DeleteSomething I have read in high school, this year, that I can say is ploitical, would be the Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Teens. This book tells you things you should do in order to better yourself; it tells you seven habits that you should get into, in order to be an effective teen.
ReplyDeleteThis could be political because, just as the prevoius two said about the Essential 55, this book tries to mold you into something different. It tries to show you who you should be. It's similar tothe political situation of when Mao Zedong sparked his Cultural revolution in the nineteen sixties. He made the culture of the people change, just how in the Seven Habits book, the author tries to change your day-to-day habits in order to make you a more effective person.
(I am just relating this, I am not claiming that the author actually tried to force people into doing different things.)
I do agree that the book has political stuff.
DeleteGreat job including a non-literature example from history.
DeleteTrue, the seven habits of highly effective teens does have politic in it and it tried to change you.
DeleteI agree political can be something trying to influence you, in this book it tried to influence us not to procrastinate, and many other good tips that would hep us be better teens.
DeleteI definitely agree with the idea that the Seven Habits book is political.
DeleteGreat historical example
DeleteGreat examples. They both tried to influence you.
DeleteFantastic examples
DeleteI already knew that everything that is in culture and society today is or will become a political reference in it's time of relevance, with Coca Cola it is their mascot the polar bear, with fallout it is Nuca Cola and nuclear weapons, with Final Fantasy it is the Chocobos and you know what they look like here is a image of one in he link ( http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/ssb-allstars/images/f/fc/CT_Chocobo.png/revision/latest?cb=20130908001258 ), with Nintendo it is Link, Mario, and Pokemon, with Square Enix it is Final Fantasy, With Canon it is Kingdom Hearts now that they bought it, with Ubisoft it is Rayman, with the Bible it is the Madonna, and with Catholicism it is the Pope who is a politician in a sense, with burger king it is the king, with Smosh Games it is the Joystick / Controller that says Smosh Games, with Lasercorn one of their members it is being a arsonist in mine craft but burning down the Mon-King's tree, with Italy it is the pizza, with Antarctica it is penguins, and with Strong Bow hard apple cider it is sir Ian Macellum AKA Captain Picard from Star trek the next generation, with every nation it is their national flag, and with every state in the US it is each states own flag as well. I could keep the list going all day but it would waste too much time typing and reading. The point is however that everything and I mean Everything in some way is already or will become a political figure in some way except for UGC (user generated content) in video games since they are from the minds of one person in something that they did not originally create the API for. In a way it is a nonpolitical parody in a sense until it made to be one.
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DeleteI don't have a clue how some of this stuff is political.
DeletePost by: Alanie O’Dell
ReplyDeleteWhile reading this chapter, the first literary work that popped into my mind was the play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. Set during the Civil Rights Movement, this play tells the story of a poor African-American family trying to find hope in their dreams. The Youngers are a large family who happen to live in a very small apartment. After the recent passing of Mr. Younger, the rest of the family is forced to work together and overcome racial and socioeconomic boundaries in order to use the insurance money provided to ensure a better life.
This specific literary work contains political aspects because it sheds light on how African-American families were treated during this time in American history. It shows how during the Civil Rights Movement, these families were expected to stay in poverty and be comfortable with it. The African-Americans who chose to test the boundaries were harmed by bombings and other hate crimes.
The Younger’s decide to buy a piece of property in a historically “white” neighborhood in an attempt at a better home and life for themselves. However, the residents of the neighborhood ask the family to sale the property back because they do not feel comfortable with an African-American family moving into their neighborhood. The story of the Younger family in this brilliant play allows readers to understand the social and political ideas that were forced upon African-Americans at that time.
I chose "A Raisin in the Sun" as well, I love that we thought of the same book. My view was a bit different because I chose to link "A Raisin in the Sun" to the Fourteenth Amendment.
DeletePolitical writing typically does several things, it can engage what is going on in the world or it tries to influence a specific group of people into changing in some way. Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens is is a type of political writing intending to influence teens into becoming better based upon the views of the author.The change suggested by it is a change to how one lives their life by changing certain habits they have.
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I agree with your example. By writing Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens, the author points out flaws in our life and gives us ways to correct them.
DeleteOne book I read in high school that sounded political to me was 7 Habits of Highly Effected Teens. It was more one sided on how to act and does not attract readers to act the best they can but instead act in a specific way which really led me off doing some of the activities at the end. It was a great book overall and it did have some valid points and great activities but some were aiming more toward things that not all of us could do all the time. It mainly focused on teens which was great but it could of focused on all age groups and possibly group activities instead of teen to adult.
ReplyDeleteYou made a good point of how the book influenced your activities; this proves that the book is political since it really does affect actions.
DeleteI like when you pointed out how it was more one sided, because I agree with you there.
DeleteYour point about the activities at the end of Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens is a good point because not everyone could do them or didn't want to do them because some were targeted toward certain religions.
DeletePost By: Kayla Shannon
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this, the first thing that popped into my head was "A Raisin in the Sun." This play was set during the Civil Rights Movement and is about a poor black family, the Younger's. They are a very large family and their problem is that the place they live isn't growing with them. After Mr. Younger passes away, the family will go through many trials because of their race while in the process of trying to get a better home.
The literary work is political because this was a very serious time in history and it shows how black people were treated. While this book doesn't show the full extent of what happened to people of color who tests the limit, it does it very good job of portraying some of the things they went through.
In the process of buying their new house, coincidentally in a white neighborhood, the Younger's are asked to sell their property back because of their race.
While this is just a play, it excellently shows how blacks were treated and shows what a huge problem it was for them just to live day-to-day.
"A Raisin in the Sun" definitely has many political links as it is set during the Civil Rights Movement. Good observation.
DeleteI agree with your analysis. By writing A Raisin in the Sun, the author brought attention to how the black people were treated. You made a great connection.
DeleteYou have some very good points.
Delete"The Fifth Wave" seems to criticize how governments in the world are screwing up with the blanket of an alien invasion to grab our interest. The first key thing is that the world has fallen into shambles after mass destruction. This reminds me of how we are at risk of war any second and have the potential to be done for in one attack. The five waves seem to highlight major world problems. The first wave is an alien EMP that makes technology useless. This looks like a way of criticizing our world's over dependence on technology and the current energy crisis surrounds the use fossil fuels. Our second waves causes global destruction. Ice cap melting and things like California possibly sinking into the ocean pave the way for debate. Our third wave consist of a plague that kills all inflicted; this seems like the huge Ebola outbreak and how the growing population only makes this more prominent and possible. The fourth and fifth wave our pretty similar because they both consist of military corruption that leads to the eradication of innocents. To summarize, this book shows us a hypothetically possible world that we may end up with if global disasters continue to go unfixed.
ReplyDeleteI never thought of that aspect of "The Fifth Wave," but I agree, there is definitely a political aspect in the writing.
DeleteInteresting view on The Fifth Wave and I agree that it is referring to the worlds problems if they go unfixed for a long period of time. Good job
DeleteVery cool take on The fifth wave, loved it. You did a good job at stating your reasons!
DeletePosted by: Caleb Costner
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this question, I was confused on how to answer it. I was not able to think of any books that related to politics, until I realized that something that I read in high school that is related to it is The Seven Habits Of Highly Effective Teens. Politics influences groups of people in changing their ways. Sever Habits influences teens and young adults to become a person better then what they are now.
If you're asking how these two are related, here is the answer. These two things help to influence you into choosing something that may better a situation for you, and better you in doing a situation.
Posted by: Aleigha Letterman
ReplyDeleteThe only book that I can think of that has any sort of political aspect in it is the Essential 55 book I read freshman year. This book was honestly not on a list of books that I would ever want to read, but it now seems to be somewhat useful for this assignment.
Politics, if Foster is correct, everywhere. In the Essential 55 it is present because it influences the way we do things, and that is exactly what politics does. This book showed us the essential 55 things that we need to do to be better, whether that be as a person, or in our life. This book would be useful for someone who had never been taught their basic manners, but to those of us who were raised with manners, and dinner etiquette it wasn't very useful.
In the Essential 55 we are given multiple rules to follow that make us better people, which in turn can improve society, which is the goal of most politicians. Hopefully.
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DeleteI agree that Essential 55 reflects politics because it is very much like 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens', which also influences others to be better people.
DeleteThat's a wonderful example that directly relates. Great point!
DeleteYou made great points. Good job!
DeletePost by: Tiffany Weresow
ReplyDeleteI agree with Foster on his concept of every book containing some form or reference that can be connected back to politics. One of the major works that I have read in high school that is somewhat political is “Romeo and Juliet” by William Shakespeare. The plot of “Romeo and Juliet” connects mainly to civil affairs and conflict between two families, the Capulets and the Montagues, two families that cannot get along if their life depended on it, and it just so happens that their life did.
Within this play, our protagonist Romeo is banished from the city of Verona after seeking revenge and killing Tybalt to bestow equality and fairness. Tybalt killed Mercutio (Romeo’s friend), so Romeo killed Tybalt, making both families even. Since Romeo is banished from Verona, or exiled, this action serves as a political one that was enforced by the government or superior leaders over the land in order to establish peace within the city. Although exile is a personal complication, it is a political decision.
Great connections between the two, Tiffany. I really enjoy Romeo and Juliet and I agree with the political ties.
DeleteI never thought of the politics of "Romeo and Juliet," but they seem so obvious now.
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I don't think many people would see a connection with politics and Romeo and Juliet, great job connecting them!
DeleteNice example!
DeletePosted By: Anna K-S
ReplyDeleteA major book I’ve read in high school was a book called “A Raisin in the Sun” written by Lorraine Hansberry. “A Raisin in the Sun” is about a young woman named Lena Younger, her children, and a check the family received after Mr. Younger passed away. The Youngers are an African-American family living in a time of great racism. “A Raisin in the Sun” shows politics because the Younger family was denied the right to live in a certain neighborhood due to the neighborhood only having residents of the Caucasian race, thus, was deemed a Caucasian only neighborhood. The neighborhood rejecting the Younger family is politics because the Fourteenth Amendment declares “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property”.
I agree with this. This was about a very political time, and this is a really good example.
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I agree that the book is very political and the shows how racism are destroying some people's life.
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ReplyDeletePolitics can be found anywhere. Recently it's been all over the news because of the current president candidacy, but it can also be found when you open a book. In freshmen year, we had to read "The Crucible" as a class for English. The story took place during the Salem witch trials of 1692. It was about a young girl named Abigail who accused random people such as John Proctor's wife of being witches Abigail and her friends accused many people of witchcraft and the punishment for that was being hanged. When first reading "The Crucible," the reader may just think it's about a crazy girl who had a major crush on a man so she went on an accusation spree to get everyone killed, but in reality there was politics behind it. When the majority of the people agreed that someone was a witch, they would hang the person. Even though it was in the hands of an accuser, it was a political decision that had the "witch" killed.
That's a great example and I completely agree that politics killed the witch.
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ReplyDeleteOne literary work that I think is on a way political would be 'The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens'. I believe this work is somewhat political because it tells you how you should be and ways to help you be a better teen and student. Politics are about influencing others and I think this literary work is a good example of something reflecting politics. This book tells you ways to do certain things like group projects in a better, more efficient way. Also the book talks about how you be an over all better citizen by improving your listening, schedule, etc.
I also believe that politics influence others and influenced this book.
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ReplyDeleteOne of my all time favorite books is Animal Farm by George Orwell. I first read this book in 8th grade but I revisited it over the summer. The story is about a farmer and his farm animals. Near the beginning of the book, the eldest pig,Old Major, tells the animals that the humans are their "enemies" and teaches them a song called "Beasts of England." After Old Major's passing, three pigs take power and together, with the help of the other animals, overthrow the farmer and take over the farm. The pigs assume total power and makes a promise to the other animals that their lives will be better if they follow the rules the pigs have made. Throughout the story, the pigs slowly brainwash the animals and take advantage of their ignorance. The pigs slowly alter the rules to fit their needs. An example of this would be that in the beginning, a rule was that no animals should sleep in a bed. Then, the rule was changed to no animals shall sleep in a bed with sheets. By the end of the story, the pigs have moved into the old farmers house and they are the same as the humans were.
The book was first published in 1945 during the second World War. The story its self is based on the Russian Revolution that happened in 1917. Orwell believed that the Soviet Union had become a corrupt dictatorship and he was compelled to write the story. The genre of Animal Farm is political satire, which is when a work of literature uses politics in a humorous, ironic or as an exaggeration. I believe this is a very political story as it makes fun of the Soviet Union's leaders and form of government.
I have never read Animal Farm, but after reading your comment on the book, I agree that it shows obvious political involvement. Good example.
DeleteI've never got the chance to read the book but after reading what you had to say about it, it seems accurate. Great point!
DeletePost By: Karmen Scruggs
ReplyDeleteOne of the major books that we read at the end of our 9th grade years was The Crucible. This work of literature is completely centered around the political aspect of writing. This work is about the Salem Witch Trials and is historical fiction. The Salem Witch Trials didn’t just happen, people were accused, tried, and then killed for being what others claimed to be a “witch”. If this isn’t politics, I don’t know what is.
In the storyline, Abigail is in love with an older, married man and is ultimately rejected by him. In response, she attempts to get his wife killed and others to save herself. She tries them as witches and gets a lot of them thrown in jail or even hung. These things don’t happen just because people do what she says. Abigail had to think out her plan in whole and then go to court about each and every one of them. All of this screams politics.
I would have never thought of the crucible as being influenced by politics, very clever.
DeleteI really liked your connections between politics and the story!
DeleteThis was a very good connection, I wouldn't have thought of it. Good job!
DeleteAleigha
In The Taming Of The Shrew, it has very obvious male dominance. Such as, the man in the story wants to tame a girl to fit his needs. Taming women to serve your specific needs was very common in the 1500s. The males do this to show the women that they are the dominant ones in the "relationship." They tame the women even if they don't want to be tamed to fit the males needs.
ReplyDeleteEverything that Shakespeare wrote in The Taming of The Shrew is very bias against women or bias for men dominance. The government at the time thought that women should be treated as second-class citizens and that men should be treated as first-class. Therefore, to them treating a women to tame the needs of a man was normal and now that would be considered wrong, an abusive relationship, and sexist.
This would be viewed in a different nature nowadays. In the 1500s, as you stated, taming a women would be common.
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DeleteOne book we read this year called “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens” has a political message in it. The whole book is about ways for teens to become more successful in their lives. Our generation is going to the ones making political options soon, so this book shows ways for us to become in their perspetive better members of society.
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I agree. After reading this book, I have definitely changed. This book does help us be a better person in society.
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ReplyDeletePosted By: Adison Costner
One book that I have read this year that connects to politics is “A Raisin in the Sun”. This is the only book that I have read this year that I can think of that can connect to politics.
This book can be connected to politics by the time period that it was in. It took place in the 50s which was a big deal. The 50s is when there was segregation and tension between the whites and blacks. In my opinion I think that politics was the reason behind that. I think that if both races ate at the same place, then that place would lose business because of the politics involved.
I didn't think of using this book. Great job on the connection. ~ Caleb C.
DeleteI actually enjoyed A Raisin in the Sun and you're absolutely right. Politics did have a lot with the segregation that happened during the play's time.
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ReplyDeleteOne of the books I read at school that I thought of for this assignment was Unwind by Neal Shushterman. This book is based off of political figures and authority. The rules in the world of Unwind wouldn't be existing if there was no political figure.
This book has some very political laws and it is one of my favorite books of all time.
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ReplyDeleteOne book I have read that I think is political is the the book "Unwind". In the book, the unwanted people, the delinquent and storks, are being unwind because their families don't want them. This political because it reminds me of the abortion taking place today and there are people out there getting red of unwanted kids.
That is something I didn´t think of. A lot of kids today are being killed when they are still in their moms stomach but some are given up for adoption.
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Great job on this post. I didn't see the connection between the two. ~ Caleb C.
DeleteBy: Kalynne Helms
ReplyDeleteWhen I read this question, A Raisin in the Sun popped in my head. A Raisin in the Sun is about a poor African-American family who receives a 10,000 dollar check because Lena's husband died. They all have different dreams they want to make real with this money but the money actually tears the family apart a little without them realizing it. The only one who does realize it, is Lena. She then takes the check and buys a better house in a white neighborhood.
The play was set during the Civil Rights Movement and we all know how blacks were treated back then. There were white men bars and there were black men bars. There were white neighborhoods and there were black ones. White men got treated better than black. This is how the play shows political ideas. If Lena and her family, the Youngers took the house then they would be threatened with bombings. But they took the house anyway because no one is going to tell them what they can and can't do.
While thinking about how to Filter “political” writing is writing that focuses on realities of the world, addressing the rights of a person, etc. I thought about UNwind by, Neal Shusterman. I know, I know Ms. Payseur you're thinking another unwind post! But, I hope to expand more on my reasons. My primary reason being how the book is focused on the government and new laws. The book clearly states that a child can be unwound at the age of thirteen, if the parent wishes to do so. I also believe that the book had a political viewpoint in the fact that the perspective the book was written in a way that clearly disapproved with the way the government and society was working. It was stated that the kids would be put in a divided state and were still alive. The concept was if Billy Bob had good eyesight, but a bad breathing problem Sally could give him her lung, and swap legs with Jim and so forth. The series really explored the theory that divided parts were still alive and questioned authorities. The main characters were all on the run from the government so they would not be unwound, so as you go through the series you get to see it in the perspective of the ones most affected.Some actually get unwound, some see the process and in the end everyone learns the truth about being unwind. My second reason for this being a political book/series is because it constantly shows the reality of this system and the sad truth. Kids being dropped off at door steps because no one wanted them and it was the law; if no one catches you in the process they have to keep the baby. Parents getting the choice to kill their child and still get to cling to the lie that they aren’t really killing their kid, just putting them in a divided state to better them. That way parents aren’t guilty and don’t rebuke, while the government gets what it wants. If that isn’t political, I don’t know what is.
ReplyDeletePolitical writing is used to expose the realities of the world. Political writers do this by writing about human problems and explaining the rights and wrongs. I have seen this through the novel Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.
ReplyDeleteThis novel calls attention to the fact that we are all obsessed with our looks. Everyone wants to be pretty because of the lifestyle that comes with it. Pretty people are viewed as being above everyone else. Becoming pretty has become an obsession of many people. It is almost as if the idea of being pretty is controlling us.
These idea are strongly portrayed in Uglies. This novel is about Tally Youngblood living in a corrupt society. In this dystopian world, at age 16, people undergo a surgical procedure to make them into a Pretty. Tally is an Ugly, awaiting for her chance to become a Pretty and live their lavish lifestyle. She envies Pretties, until she learns that the government is secretly controlling all them with the surgery. The government changes who the people are and affects how they think.
In both cases, the idea of being pretty is a desire by many people. However, this desire has caused an unhealthy obsession. By writing Uglies, Westerfeld explains how the idea of beauty is corrupting us as people. Who we are as people is more important than our looks.
The first literature that came to mind was "A Raisin in the Sun" and this play took place during the Civil Rights Movement and if that isn't dealing with being political, then I don't know what is. This story portrays the trouble that people of color, specifically the Youngers, and although it isn't touching on every detail of the struggles during this period, it is accurate on what a family of color might have went though if they were moving into a white community in that time.
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A book I read in high school that sounded political was Essential 55 and Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens. Both of these books I consider political because they help people change who they are and how they may do things for the better. Essential 55 is based mainly on manners and behavior in others and in Seven Habits of Highly Effective Teens it helps many people enhance and improve their public speaking skills.
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DeleteOne of the book that springs to mind when thinking of political writing, is the Unwind series. In this series it is mentioned as a bit of a side note that the major reason that the world has become a dystopian society is because of the Heartland war fought over abortion. The author, Neal Shusterman, uses this as a plot point, but it really gets the reader thinking about the issue, and he never really takes a side, but it is still very political. Maybe what he is trying to do is just get people to think about it, in order to come up with a better solution than the people in his books.
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I agree! There are many controversial topics in today's society and abortion is definitely one.
DeleteI believe that Foster is correct by stating that “it is all political.” The book that I will be using for this example is the novel “To Kill a Mockingbird” which was written by Harper Lee. This book speaks of the civil rights movement and how the different races were treated differently in the judicial system due to racism. The novel also spoke about how the law enforcement basically didn’t care about blacks and would do nothing when they see them in danger. I believe that this book is political due to the fact that it speaks of the Civil Rights Movement which was basically a huge turning point and a huge thing that allowed us to live the life that we are living today.
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I definitely believe To Kill A Mockingbird is a political story. It's one of my favorites!
DeleteThis book was very political and a great example.
DeleteIn “The Pearl” a poor woman barrows her wealthy friends pearl necklace. She loses it sometime at a party and has to work for many years to replace it. In the end she finds out that the necklace was fake and she essentially worked for nothing. This is political because it shows the distinct classism and shows that the richer half are way less stressed about money than the poorer half. The rich lady didn't even notice that the necklace was gone, even though it wasn't worth much. They poorer couldn't stop thinking about the necklace because she was poor and money was very important to her survival.
ReplyDeleteA work that I see many political views come into play is by Lorraine Hansberry, “A Raisin in the Sun”. The play shows of many political based items like power, classes, rights, gender, and race. Walter is consumed with the desire for power and wealth and he is like this for the entirety of the play. The Younger family is in the lower class for the time period as far as income, however, the life insurance check gives the family a boost to say the least. They are able to buy a house, then Walter’s craving for power eats the rest of the money up. At the time of the play rights for African Americans were very unfair compared to modern rights. Lastly race is a large factor of the play, almost the entire end of the book is made by the race of the Younger family. The neighborhood that they want to move to is willing to buy the house for more than it is worth just to not have an African American family in the neighborhood.
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ReplyDeleteReading through the book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens" I changed my perspective on a few aspects of my life. I saw who I was as a person and saw that I needed to make changes to my work ethic and prioritize things more. Just like in politics, my views on important subjects were altered for the better after reading the book. I've done some of the suggestions in the book and only gained from them. Just like in a political sense of how politicians try to change your view to a better view, this book did to me in some aspects.
A major political work that I have read in high school is the book “Unwind,” which I used for a reading project in 9th grade. The book “Unwind” is explicitly political and surrounds these questions: Should women have the right to an abortion and is “unwinding” your children murder? Unwinding is when a person is taken apart bit by bit so that their body parts can be used by another person in order to help or save them. People in the book like to say that when someone is unwound they don’t die, they live on in all of the people that they helped. The line between right and wrong is incredibly blurred in this book and its sequels. In this post-war America, it has already been decided that women cannot abort their children and that if they want to when the child is older they can have them unwound. The unwinding is directly linked to the question that is abortion and what we as a society should do about it. This novel is essentially telling us what we shouldn’t do. We should not go so far over the line between wrong and right that we can no longer tell which is which and I think that this is a very important message for the people of today’s world.
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When I first thought about this question the first thing that came into my mind was the play we read " A raisin in the sun." The play is about a coloured family who receives a check for 10,000 due to the fact that Lena's husband dies. The family then had an argument about how they should spend the money.
DeleteThe play is set during the civil right movements which was a very racial time in America's past. They faced lots of racism due to the fact they are colored. When they purchased their new home they were rejected by the neighbors and wanted them to leave.
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Delete“ A Raisin in the sun” & “Maya Angelou's I know why the caged Bird sing” were my absolute favorite books I read that had political issues involved. I'm only going to talk about the first one. A Raisin in the sun just was plain interesting and it truly amazed me. People were willing to work extra hours and pay people to not live there because they were black. There was second where I thought now not only are they willing to work extra hours maybe even go a couple of days of small meals but they're also willing to go through all the paperwork and legal issues and that fact some type of authority took his time to tell them they shouldn’t live there because they were gonna get bombed.- Stephanie Martinez
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ReplyDeleteWhen I first read this I immediately thought of “A Raisin in the Sun”. We read this in Public Speaking and I think it reflects politics because racism and the civil rights movement play a big part in the book. If you look at the jobs that the characters have, you can clearly see that division. Walter Lee works as a chauffeur, and Mama and Ruth are domestic workers. A big political issue back then was the lack of economic opportunity for black families. American society was divided and many of the issues that black families faced are portrayed in this literary work.
Riley Kiefer
ReplyDeleteA political literary work that I have read during high school is Pretties by Scott Westerfeld. It may not fully relate to today’s politics, but it does relate to what our people says it “acceptable” or “pretty”. At fifteen years old, boys and girl undergo surgery to become “pretty”. They have everything new in their body and can get special modifications done to themselves.
In today’s society, people are already getting these modifications done, by plastic surgery or botox. People starve themselves in order to be skinny or like a model. They want to be popular and “pretty”, but Tally Youngblood sees that this isn’t what it should be. Now we just need people to realize that in our world.