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“We Are Family”: The Influences of American Culture on the Representation of Family in Modern Drama DeAndre Short.

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1 “We Are Family”: The Influences of American Culture on the Representation of Family in Modern Drama
DeAndre Short

2 How do playwrights use the American family in modern American dramatic literature to examine the cultural, political, and social issues in the United States? The Question

3 The familial relationships in Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy, Kushner’s Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, and Akhtar’s Disgraced reflects the changes in American culture. Thesis Statement

4 Family Dynamics Traditional & Non-Traditional Families
Dysfunctional Families Immediate Family Marriage Filial Relationship Sibling Non-Heterosexual Partnerships Family Dynamics

5 The Political The Social The Cultural The Environments

6 Political Environment
Immigration The Economy War Conservatism & McCarthyism Political Environment

7 Social Environment Racial Discrimination
Sexual Identity/Gay Liberation Movement HIV/AIDS Women’s Rights Social Environment

8 Religion Family Models Gender Drugs/Alcohol Cultural Environment

9 The Dramas Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun
Harvey Fierstein’s Torch Song Trilogy Tony Kushner’s Angels in America Ayad Akhtar’s Disgraced The Dramas

10 A Raisin in the Sun (1959) Lorraine Hansberry Racial Discrimination
Dreams Filial Relationships Sibling Relationship A Raisin in the Sun (1959) Lorraine Hansberry

11 Torch Song Trilogy (1981) Harvey Fierstein Homosexual Culture
Filial Relationships--Mother/Son Dynamic Alternative Partnership--Homosexual Relationship Deviating From Societal Norm of the Family Model Torch Song Trilogy (1981) Harvey Fierstein

12 Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1991)
Homosexual Culture HIV/AIDS Religion Spousal/Domestic Relationships--Traditional and Non-Traditional Filial Relationships--Mother/Son Dynamic Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes (1991) Tony Kushner

13 Disgraced (2012) Ayad Akhtar Spousal Relationship
Modern Day Xenophobia Religion Disgraced (2012) Ayad Akhtar

14 Conclusion Dramas Involve Specific Familial Relationships or Bonds
Stresses The Influence American Culture Has on A Playwrights Portrayal of Family. There Are Similarities Among How American Culture Illustrates Familial Relationships. Further Expansion on How American Drama Impacts American Culture. Conclusion

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