Essays on Fantasia

That fact that the American labor movement has been on a sharp decline is not in question. Statistics released by the US Bureau of Statistics in the year 2013 on the summary of the unionization in the United States, the union membership stood at a paltry 11.3 percent in the year 2012. This was a level lower than in the year 2011 when the union membership was at 11.8 percent. The plummeting of union membership and the labor movement in general in the United States has been phenomenal in the last fifty years when it was at the peak with over 30 ...

Angels in america theme

Tony Kushner's play Angels in America is often considered one of the most intriguing and thought-provoking plays of the modern era. Combining a great many themes and motifs that resonate with modern audiences, Kushner seeks to elevate the gritty reality of the 1990s and beyond with the gravitas and glory due to it. The play is subtitled "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" - this is a very accurate descriptor for the play itself, and denotes the varying elements that come together to form this singular piece of work. In this paper, the three attributes the subtitle attaches to ...

‘Angels in America’ a play that has become a success story in the mainstream drama in America acts. The play’s setting is both political and religious in nature as it was down played in the backdrop of politics in 1980s that was characterized by religious believes that defined the American culture. Gay – a disparate group were made to lead the plays (Kushner, 1992). This group of people is however a serious threat of contracting Aids forcing them to straight- face the specter through teaching themselves on better ways to support themselves. The play is divided into two part with ‘Millennium Approaches’ being ...