Literary Essay
Nick Newell 4/2/15
Mrs. Antorino Raisin in the Sun The poem “The Negro Mother” by Langston Hughes correlates to the story “A Raisin in the Sun” by Loraine Hansberry. The story “A Raisin in the Sun” was written in 1959 and the author had found inspiration from the story from the poem “A Dream deferred” also by Langston Hughes. The story is comprised of the characters Walter Younger the Protagonist, Mama the other protagonist, Beneatha Younger and Ruth Younger. Walters’s main dream is to open a liquor store but has a problem. The problem is that he needs money in order to make an investment into the store. Mama received a check from Big Walters insurance money in which Walter wants a hand on. Yet, Mama buys a new house and wants to use the other parts of that money for Beneathas medical school in order to become a doctor. The Poem “The Negro Mother” shows the struggles that a Negro mother had to endure to make a better life. It shows how her kids were the ones helping her through her problems and all the hardships she had to endure in order to make her kids life more enjoyable. The poem “The Negro Mother” can be related to “A Raisin in the Sun” in the ways that the story line is similar and both characters in the stories share similar struggles and qualities. To summarize, the shared theme of perseverance is illustrated in both The Negro Mother and A Raisin in the Sun through the use of literary devices including characterization. In “A Raisin in the Sun,” the theme of perseverance is shown through the characterization of both Mama and Beneatha. In Mama’s life, she has struggled through years of poverty and constant work day after day to help her family. Mama even loses her husband, Big Walter, but she perseveres through that sad time so she can help her family. Furthermore, Mama keeps her faith in Walter despite his many mistakes. For example, when Walter loses $6500 of the insurance money, she keeps faith in him. The
Mrs. Antorino Raisin in the Sun The poem “The Negro Mother” by Langston Hughes correlates to the story “A Raisin in the Sun” by Loraine Hansberry. The story “A Raisin in the Sun” was written in 1959 and the author had found inspiration from the story from the poem “A Dream deferred” also by Langston Hughes. The story is comprised of the characters Walter Younger the Protagonist, Mama the other protagonist, Beneatha Younger and Ruth Younger. Walters’s main dream is to open a liquor store but has a problem. The problem is that he needs money in order to make an investment into the store. Mama received a check from Big Walters insurance money in which Walter wants a hand on. Yet, Mama buys a new house and wants to use the other parts of that money for Beneathas medical school in order to become a doctor. The Poem “The Negro Mother” shows the struggles that a Negro mother had to endure to make a better life. It shows how her kids were the ones helping her through her problems and all the hardships she had to endure in order to make her kids life more enjoyable. The poem “The Negro Mother” can be related to “A Raisin in the Sun” in the ways that the story line is similar and both characters in the stories share similar struggles and qualities. To summarize, the shared theme of perseverance is illustrated in both The Negro Mother and A Raisin in the Sun through the use of literary devices including characterization. In “A Raisin in the Sun,” the theme of perseverance is shown through the characterization of both Mama and Beneatha. In Mama’s life, she has struggled through years of poverty and constant work day after day to help her family. Mama even loses her husband, Big Walter, but she perseveres through that sad time so she can help her family. Furthermore, Mama keeps her faith in Walter despite his many mistakes. For example, when Walter loses $6500 of the insurance money, she keeps faith in him. The