A Review of Clybourne Park

Claybourne Park, a play written by Bruce Norris, serves a response to the famous "A Raisin In the Sun". Clybourne Park is told from the whites' point of view, and takes place in two times: 1959 and 2009. During both times, race remains a central issue. However, the play tends to focus on how we have changed as a society since 1959.
Back in 1959, society was very conservative. People didn't wear revealing dresses, and hid their bodies as was deemed respectful at the time. People watched their language, never using swear words we commonly use today. Yet, even though times were different, people still shared the same passions. It was common for blacks to be segregated during these times, as was shown in the play. People in general acted, in my opinion, more "fake", conforming to society. Anyone who was willing to speak out against society was chastised by their peers.
Now, in 2009, people acted much more liberal. People didn't care about using swear words. The blacks were given equal opportunity, but race still remains a central issue. People become more distracted with their phones buzzing every two and a half seconds. It's harder to have a discussion without having at least one person check their phone.
However, despite these changes, we still hold the same issues as important. As a society we are still very cautious about race, afraid of looking racist. People who give unpopular opinions are still chastised. We still praise conformity over rebellion as the norm.
In the end of the day, we haven't changed.