1) Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun (1959) and Luis Valdez’s Los Vendidos (1967) are greatly influenced by post-WWII American society as well as the African American and Mexican American Civil Rights movements. Write an essay that supports this thesis.
Use specific events that directly influenced these plays and specific examples from the two plays—characters, dialogue, scenes, and/or relationships—to support your statements.
2) Leanne Howe and Roxy Gordon’s Indian Radio Days, Luis Valdez’s Los Vendidos, and David Henry Hwang’s Yellow Face explore how the dominant culture often perpetuates racial stereotypes and how Native Americans, Mexican-Americans and Asian-Americans struggle with cultural identity and what it means to be “American.” Write an essay that supports this thesis.
Discuss how these issues are explored in each play and use specific examples from the three plays—characters, dialogue, scenes, and/or relationships—to support your statements.
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