A Raisin In The Sun Heritage Analysis
Heritage is important. In the historical play “A Raisin in the sun” by Lorraine Hansberry heritage is a big part of the characters lives. The story revolves around the Younger's family who are African Americans living in South side chicago. Despite the fact that they live in a caucasian society, the character Beneatha is proud of her heritage. Beneatha shows how the ashanti people are worthy of admiration because they made a big contribution to society, It is the roots of who they are, they're admirable. The ashanti people made a big contribution to society. In response to George mocking Beneatha she tells him as they leave the Youngers apartment that the shanti people were an advanced society “talking about people who were the first to
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(pg.81) The ashanti made a big contribution to society by being advanced in medicine and coming up with new ideas to cure people by performing surgeries since the year 800. All their new ideas methods served as basis for later physicists to contribute to society. The ashanti people are the roots of where all the characters in a raisin in the sun came from. During the beginning of act 2 scene 2 Beneatha comes into the living room showing off her african clothes and culture. She explains to Ruth what she is wearing and how she is dressed to represent her african heritage “ You are looking at what a well-dressed nigerian woman wears”.(pg 76). Beneatha shows her african roots by wearing a nigerian dress along with nigerian accessories and she is proud to epitomize where she is from.
After Beneatha gets into a small disagreement with George Murchinson he responds to her annoyed and tired by saying “A lecture on the african past! on our great west african heritage” (pg.81). The Youngest and the Murchisons both have african roots deep within them and they both know it because George says they do as well as
(pg.81) The ashanti made a big contribution to society by being advanced in medicine and coming up with new ideas to cure people by performing surgeries since the year 800. All their new ideas methods served as basis for later physicists to contribute to society. The ashanti people are the roots of where all the characters in a raisin in the sun came from. During the beginning of act 2 scene 2 Beneatha comes into the living room showing off her african clothes and culture. She explains to Ruth what she is wearing and how she is dressed to represent her african heritage “ You are looking at what a well-dressed nigerian woman wears”.(pg 76). Beneatha shows her african roots by wearing a nigerian dress along with nigerian accessories and she is proud to epitomize where she is from.
After Beneatha gets into a small disagreement with George Murchinson he responds to her annoyed and tired by saying “A lecture on the african past! on our great west african heritage” (pg.81). The Youngest and the Murchisons both have african roots deep within them and they both know it because George says they do as well as