A Raisin In The Sun Critical Analysis
A Raisin in the sun, was the first play by an African American woman to appear on Broadway. The play may be considered as a special one, as most of the actors were all back and the director too. “ seem like God did not see fit to give the Black man nothing, but dreams. But He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile” (I.i.503). The play narrates the truth about a Negro family in the south side of Chicago. A Raisin in the sun, is a commentary on the failure of democracy and it is shown on the Younger’s family. They lack the access to an equal education system, they suffer from the residential segregation and bad living conditions
(Loos 107,108).
The title of the play has a strong significant, whereas
it comes from the poem Harlem “ what happens to a dream deferred Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun Or fester like a sore and then run? “ ( Langston Hughes).
Langston Hughes makes a strong image of what happens when a dream is postponed. It simply dries or rots like a Raisin, that will lead to sadness and frustration. This reflected on the Black community. The same in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the sun, generally, Black people had dreams, they live their live dream of achieving their dreams and work hard for it. Maybe there is a connection between the title of the play and the subject of the play. The Black people work for the White Man and they absorb the best of them, like what the sun does with Raisin, when it left for awhile in the sun, as a result it dries and dies. This is applies for the Negro in America.
(Loos 107,108).
The title of the play has a strong significant, whereas
it comes from the poem Harlem “ what happens to a dream deferred Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun Or fester like a sore and then run? “ ( Langston Hughes).
Langston Hughes makes a strong image of what happens when a dream is postponed. It simply dries or rots like a Raisin, that will lead to sadness and frustration. This reflected on the Black community. The same in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the sun, generally, Black people had dreams, they live their live dream of achieving their dreams and work hard for it. Maybe there is a connection between the title of the play and the subject of the play. The Black people work for the White Man and they absorb the best of them, like what the sun does with Raisin, when it left for awhile in the sun, as a result it dries and dies. This is applies for the Negro in America.