Analysis #3: “House of Sand and Fog” In the movie “House of Sand and Fog‚” we are given a glimpse into the immigrant experience‚ and we are asked to question what we would be willing to sacrifice in pursuit of our dreams. The ownership of a house is the conflict at the heart of the story‚ but the house means different things to the people involved. For Behrani‚ the Iranian immigrant who purchased the house‚ the house represents his piece of the “American Dream‚” and ownership of the house would restore
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HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG According to me the movie House of Sand and Fog is a tragic‚ scary‚ sad film and yet it is a flawless movie‚ yes a flawless one because it manages to keep the audience at the edge of their seats. Even though it is a slow movie it still grabs the attention on the audience and makes them wonder what is going to happen next‚ or what is going to happen to the hurt‚ or about the justice in the movie. The characters in the movie are so deep and the dialogues
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The two main characters of this film are Kathy (Jennifer Connelly)‚ a recovering alcoholic who is struggling to maintain her sobriety while being faced with losing the family ’s house that her recently deceased father had worked so hard for. Kathy had neglected the mail after her husband left and didn ’t get the warnings from the state that her home would be repossessed if she didn ’t pay off a delinquent business tax. Her home was put up for auction and sold‚ and now‚ Kathy has resorted to sleeping
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In the novel‚ House of Sand and Fog‚ the author Andre Dubus develops the idea that individuals are constantly struggling to balance their external and internal demands. The Most common external demands that individuals have is the desire to achieve a loving marriage‚ own a home‚ have a decent job that provides respect‚ to be financially stable and to be proud of oneself‚ within family and community. On the other hand‚ the most common internal demands are to have happiness‚ love and strength to cope
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hatreds‚ but between two hopes”. Correspondingly‚ Andre Dubus III introduces two hopes in the novel House of Sand and Fog written in 1999. Behrani and Kathy‚ two determined yet fragile individuals‚ come from different backgrounds that meet in the California hills struggles to gain social stability. The competing desires for the house leads to Behrani’s ultimate downfall. His obsession with the house comes from the ambition to procure a large sum of money to ameliorate the family’s social status in
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Judgment in the House of Sand and Fog People place judgment on one another every day based on differences. Sometimes it is done subconsciously; sometimes it is done on purpose. In the book The House of Sand and Fog‚ by Andre Dubus III‚ two different cultures were represented; Kathy represented the culture of the western civilization‚ whereas Behrani represented the culture of Persians. People judge one another based on unimportant things‚ and get judged based on those same things as well. Two
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Carlos Rivas English 2341 Professor Scott Whitebird March 10‚ 2011 The book and the movie of the same name‚ The house of sand and fog which is a movie about the conflict that arises over who is rightful owner of a small bungalow along the California coastline. The story in of itself is amazingly refreshing as the whole story doesn’t really have a protagonist or antagonist because at points in the story all characters are a little bit of both. The book’s and the follow up movie’s main theme are
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House of Tragedy The novel entitled‚ House of Sand and Fog was written by Andre Dubus III and is based around the Behrani family who fled from their native country of Iran after the Iranian revolution. They found themselves in America living in an apartment way too expensive for their income. This forces Massoud Behrani to find a job without much training outside of the military this becomes difficult. Behrani takes two jobs one as a trash collector and the other as a convenience store clerk‚ both
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seeking payment for the house on Biscove Street‚ not Bisgrove Street). Although Kathy cannot afford a lawyer‚ she is assisted by a Legal Aid lawyer‚ paid for by the state. Although Kathy’s lawyer has filed suit against the county whose tax office made the error‚ Kathy has nowhere to go after she is evicted and‚ were it not for Lester’s help‚ would become homeless. Behrani sees an ad in the legal section of a newspaper for the auction of the Corona house; he gets the house for $45‚000‚ paying in full
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across the two Easts and the two Wests to reach a perceived notion of bliss. The following texts analyzed: Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri & The House of Sand and Fog by Andre Dubus III‚ explore the pattern of the sociocultural effect(s) of immigration on the livelihood of immigrants. Furthermore‚ the topics explored through this paper tie to the following comparison(s) of themes in both texts. Without further or due‚ now to the analytical approach of the essay... Before beginning‚ it
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