Throughout the play "Living Out", there were many significant themes that can be identified. Of the numerous themes that were addressed, there are plenty that may strike a chord back at home for some. Now for me, I feel that the theme of "struggling to stay afloat" best relates to me.This may not be a spot on or exact theme but it does mean a lot to me.
In the play, Ana and Bobby struggle to save money. Ana finally lands a flexible job for her family, while Bobby works his
butt off to keep the family afloat. Their goal is gather the legal documents for themselves in order to bring their other son over to complete the family. They put up with the American
struggle because they believe living there as a family is the best
choice possible. Anyways, this scenario feels very personal to me because my own family knows exactly how they feel. Both of my parents work long hours just to barely pay the bills. We have to put off our own desires just to make ends meet. My parents, who are much like Ana and Bobby, are able to put up with these stressful and unfair working environments. They suffer the terrible consequences of being just barely middle class in order to give my sister and I a better future which they never had. They don't want us to go through the same struggle that they had growing up.
Oh :( all the blog posts are sad this week. This was really good I like how you talked about an example from the play and then related it to your personal life. The one thing is I would have loved to see a conclusion ~KP
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