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Samuel is Natasha and Peter's father and Patricia’s husband. He believes he has a God-given gift for acting and is meant to be a famous actor. The glowing reviews his performance as Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun received in Jamaica were what inspired him to move to the US to become a famous Broadway actor. However, Samuel has very thin skin and couldn't handle the constant rejection he received when he auditioned in the US. After Natasha and Patricia joined him in New York, he took a job as a security guard and stopped attending auditions altogether. He became depressed and eventually gave up on his dreams entirely. As Natasha pulled away from him during this time, he also couldn't understand her anymore—her love of math seemed foreign and strange. Two months before the start of the novel, Samuel had the opportunity to once again act as Walter Lee Younger in a small production of A Raisin in the Sun. Patricia refused to attend, but Natasha believed her father's performance in the play was phenomenal. That night, Samuel drove home drunk and was charged with a DUI. Believing America had nothing more to offer him, Samuel intentionally told the police officer about his immigration status, bringing about his family's deportation. Natasha resents him for this, as she believes he ruined her life. She also hates him because she overheard him tell Patricia that his family is the reason he couldn't follow his dreams. On the night they leave for Jamaica, Natasha tells Samuel that he needs to start "living in the real world" and actively try to make a living an actor and support his family.
Samuel Kingsley Quotes in The Sun is Also a Star
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Chapter 10
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One day in the future, the meaning of irie will move on, and it will become just another word with a long list of archaic or obsolete definitions. "Is everything irie?" someone will ask you in a perfect American accent. "Everything's irie," you will respond […] Neither of you will know about Abraham or the Rastafari religion or the Jamaican dialect. The word will be devoid of any history at all.
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Chapter 83
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Yes, she'd been frustrated with him for years, but that one moment showed us all how far apart they really were now. Even Peter, who sides with my mother in all things, flinched a little.
Still. You couldn't fault her. Not really. My father had been dreaming his life away for years. He lived in those plays instead of the real world. He still does. My mother didn't have time for dreaming anymore.
Neither do I.
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Chapter 86
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Should I tell him about my father's aborted dreams? Should I tell him that I think dreams never die even when they're dead? Should I tell him that I suspect my father lives a better life in his head?
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Chapter 10
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One day in the future, the meaning of irie will move on, and it will become just another word with a long list of archaic or obsolete definitions. "Is everything irie?" someone will ask you in a perfect American accent. "Everything's irie," you will respond […] Neither of you will know about Abraham or the Rastafari religion or the Jamaican dialect. The word will be devoid of any history at all.
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Chapter 83
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Yes, she'd been frustrated with him for years, but that one moment showed us all how far apart they really were now. Even Peter, who sides with my mother in all things, flinched a little.
Still. You couldn't fault her. Not really. My father had been dreaming his life away for years. He lived in those plays instead of the real world. He still does. My mother didn't have time for dreaming anymore.
Neither do I.
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Chapter 86
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Should I tell him about my father's aborted dreams? Should I tell him that I think dreams never die even when they're dead? Should I tell him that I suspect my father lives a better life in his head?
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