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Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, Part 2 : Perestroika (Angels in America)

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Of course, seeing this production live would have allowed me to obtain a much broader perspective and also would have given me the ability to get a better grasp of my inner feelings. Yet, by the time I had finished both parts, I still came out with wonderous awe and amazement. That truly defines how incredible this play really is, and the impact it has on certain individuals' lives. The characters all became a part of me in some way or other, and I felt as if each and everyone of them were sitting right beside me.

Tony Kushner's 'Angels in America' is a brilliant epic dealing with the incredible, yet extremely controversial topics of politics, homosexuality, religion, and AIDS all wrapped up into one masterpiece. All of these topics cause wonderous commotion and arguments among the people in our society today. So, when I had learned previously that this book was going to squeeze all of these ideas together, I became both surprized and worried. After finishing the play though, I was overwhelmed at how an author could handle such an array of topics as these with so many controversies, and mesh them together in one work.

The single most important theme that I found installed throughout the enitre play, which clearly stands for every individual in America today, is that the only way anyone can deal with thier pain and suffering is not by hiding and avoiding the problem, but rather to admit their troubles openly. Kushner allows his readers the ability to meet several characters throughout the duration of the play, and does an incredible job of relating all of them together in a way so they can form a connection and grow to learn more about themselves and each other. Prior and Louis, Joe and Harper, and Roy and Belize all had difficulties in one way or another. The way in which they came to the realization about themselves and each other is by the way they communicate with one another. In the end, this play has taught me alot about myself as a whole, and has enabled me to realize that I should open up instead of holding my problems back. I will definitely read this play many more times, because it will help me in my journey of becoming a better human being.

"Angels in America," Parts one and two, continually amazes me each time I read or see it. Never have I had characters become more alive and stay with me months after reading or seeing a play