Prior Walter as a Challenger and a Prophet of Hope in Tony Kushner"s Angels in America

Prior Walter as a Challenger and a Prophet of Hope in Tony Kushner"s Angels in America

&nbsp;&nbsp;Tony Kushner&quot;s Angels in America challenges homophobic American conservatism, which stigmatizes and marginalizes homosexuals and PWAs as sexual "others." Prior Walter, a gay man with AIDS, transforms into a challenger and becomes a prophet of the new hope for America. According to Kushner&quot;s political vision, Roy Cohn&quot;s political immorality, selfishness, and self-contradiction parallel the angel&quot;s and God&quot;s selfishness, since God has seemingly abandoned Heaven, angels, and human beings, who are in desperate need. A dilapidated and chaotic Heaven symbolizes the contemporary barren America, where there is no justice and love. Thus, Prior quixotically challenges against the angel and refuses the angel&quot;s demand to stop moving. Prior&quot;s wrestling with the angel symbolizes Kushner&quot;s struggle against American conservatism for liberalism, equal gay rights, and sexual subjectivity.<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;In spite of dystopian aspects of America is a hopeful play, focusing on hope, healing, forgiveness, and interconnectedness between people who form whole communities, since socio-politically marginalized people - like Belize, Hannah, and Louis-show the possibility of loving, forgiving, and embracing "others" as citizens.