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Pick ONE of the following combination topics:

Topic 1.  "Sonny's Blues" and "A Raisin in the Sun"

Topic 2. "A Wall of Fire Rising" and "A Raisin in the Sun"

Topic 3. "A Good Man is Hard to Find" and "A Raisin in the Sun"

Topic 4: "A Rose for Emily and "Trifles"

Topic 5: "A Story of an Hour" and "Trifles"

CONSIDER THEMES AND IDEAS THAT ARE SIMILAR IN

POSSIBLE THEMES:

-A SUFFOCATING AND OPPRESSIVE STATUS QUO

-A DESIRE FOR FREEDOM?

-LIVING IN DENIAL

-LIVING IN THE PAST

-RESISTANCE TO OPPRESSION?

-THE DESIRE TO BE VALUED OR TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY

-THE ROLE OF WOMEN IN THESE TIMES

-THE DESIRE FOR CULTURE AND MUSIC

-THE POWER OF SYMBOLS

-WHAT BECOMES OF OUR TALENTS AND DREAMS WHEN WE ARE NOT VALUED?