Racism as Seen in Works of Theatre

            Racism has played a huge role in our society not, only affecting the people, but literature, art, and theatre. Plays that originate from African-American and Latin American but not limited to Asian American and European American usually relates to issues pertaining to discrimination and hatred, thus, connecting to all of the cultures in a global way. People of mostly all ethnicities have been discriminated across America throughout history. A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Zoot Suit by Luis Valdez portray racism to two different races. Hansberry and Valdez have committed to writing creative plays that have their own experiences, affluent in articulating nuance and civil wisdom, contributing enlightening appraisal of the history of racism. Both plays convey racism, the struggles, and the sacrifices both the races (African-American and Latino-American) suffered, due to divergent backgrounds, the belief of one race supremacy, and segregation. .
             In comparison to the tones of both of the plays Lorraine and Valdez use is known to be realistic. A Raisin In The Sun explores how the Younger family is trying to overcome prejudice in a white neighborhood. They are being looked down upon due to the color of their skin. The prejudice and how people of "colored skin " are not supposed to have equal rights and Caucasians should not relate to African Americans is shown very dramatically. For example, Mr. Lindner approaches the Younger family and tries to take the house back. In addition, the whole neighborhood donated money as a community to try to buy the Younger's house. Thus, in the play Zoot Suit, Henry and his friends are wrongly accused of a crime they did not commit. The judge had convicted Henry due to his racial background and his appearance (the color of his skin) even though there was evidence displaying their innocence. Another realistic tone for both plays is how the African Americans were labeled as "Negro " in A Raisin In The Sun and Latino Americans were labeled as "Speeks, " differentiating both races from the superiority of Caucasians.