raisin in the sun

raisin in the sun stars well known star Sean 'P Diddy' combs. the film is about poverty, racism and internal conflict these themes involve all of the character. i believe the secret river also expresses these themes throughout itself.

In the film they are poor and Walter(P. Diddy) is forever trying to earn money for his family; going into dodgy business investments just to get one step further. This relates to the secret river when Thornhill is trying to persuade Sal to agree to him owning their own land; he believes this is best for his family.

Also in the film the grandmother receives an amount of money; the inheritance of the grandfather's passing, this news brings about conflict between the family, all of whom give their two cents to where the money should go and who it should be given to, the conflict that arises in relation to the money is conflict within themselves their own morals and values. this relates to Thornhill in the secret river because he also has conflicting views in his mind about what is right and wrong.

the other theme i mentioned was racism, this occurs when the grandmother decides on what to do with the money. she had decided to buy a house. the house is in a white community on the south side of Chicago. the film, being set around the 1950's, shows the diversity between the African Americans and white people around this period. The white people went to many lengths to show the Younger family wasn't welcome. as racism is a major theme in the secret river i thought this also would relate to it.