Lana Turner I Get Up Analysis

How Important is Literature?

When you think of the word literature, what comes to mind? People might think of reading stories in an English class, as some may think of the general topic of writing and language itself. Fictional stories, poems, and drama are the three main genres of literature that play a major part in language alone. Without these three bases of literature, the use of language for thought would be incomplete. Language being, reading, writing, speaking, and listening, where the ability to speak and listen is given to individuals and the ability to read and write is not; of course, just like reading and writing, one must learn to speak, yet they still have a voice even if there are no words produced. This can be shown through

Throughout his poem, he cleverly shows the collapse of a woman whose husband was stabbed to death. The poem is generally very sorrowful and negative, still very demanding and convincing. It starts in a pessimistic mood, “LANA TURNER HAS COLLAPSED!” and ends in an optimistic mood by saying “oh Lana Turner we love you get up” (O’ Hara 706-707). This shows that even with all the bad that has happened to her, she must move on and continue with her life with the people that are there for her. Detailed and elaborate images are created in the reader’s mind while interpreting poetry and without poetry, this could not be done. Poetry often rhymes and creatively puts things into different perspectives, giving the reader the ability to ponder and perceive their own thoughts of what the poem is portray. Poetry is something that people either love or hate; nonetheless, it cannot be argued that poetry is a very impressive way of writing due to the amount of thought that goes into it, not only from the poet, but the reader and listener

A Raisin in the Sun is a type of drama in our book, a play performed live, and a movie. This play distinctly portrays how African Americans were treated in the 1950s, including incredibly tiny houses and the want for riches. To show this, Ruth yells to her son “Come on now, boy, it’s seven thirty! I say hurry up, Travis! You ain’t the only person in the world got to use a bathroom!” (Hansberry 1458). There tiny living space does not even have their own bathroom; they have a communal bathroom, meaning that their family is not the only ones who use it, their neighbors also so. By seeing this, drama, being one of the main bases of literature, leaves the use of language of thought everything but incomplete. Drama, especially for A Raisin in the Sun, completes the use of language for thought due to the ability to read, watch, and even perform the