Oppression

Oppression is so deeply ingrained in humanity it will always be a relevant issue. This is a sad truth that Lorraine Hansberry touched on in her quote:

 "I don't think there is anything more universal in the world than man's oppression of man. This is what most great dramas have been about, no matter what the device of telling it is."

She is absolutely right. Plays from centuries ago deal with the great issue of oppression. This has not stopped and will never stop. Oppression exists in countless forms in every country, state, county and city. There are, of course, different levels to this oppression. The oppression can be subtle. A word. A name. An off color comment. The oppression can hit you like a ton of bricks. Innocent arrests and deaths. Suspended rights. Genocide. Oppression can come in all of these forms and innumerable others. Hansberry hit it right on the nose when she said that there will be oppression wherever there is man. We can deny it up and down. We can try to look the other way. But oppression exists now, perhaps especially now, and it is an unfortunate truth that cannot be ignored. Truly great dramas have almost exclusively been about dramas because of how real they are to their audience. They are relatable and will always be relatable.