MLK vs Walter lee younger
English 1 CPE: Period 7
February 14, 2013
Comparative Essay
Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech is similar to Walter Lee Younger’s dream in Lorraine Hansberry’s, A Raisin in the Sun. Both of the men were faced with poverty. Poverty was a large growing problem in the 1950s that many people had to face. Therefore, they did not have enough money to live an enjoyable life. Discrimination was a major problem in the 1950s. For example, colored people would have to go to different schools, drink out of different water fountains, and could not converse with the white people. They wanted all people to be treated not solely by the color of their skin. Walter Lee Younger’s dream and Martin Luther King’s dream both include a focus on ending poverty and discrimination.
Mostly all of the African American’s were living in poverty. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, one of the main characters, Walter Lee Younger had a dream. He believes that the African Americans are living a poor lifestyle and do not have a lot: “The negro still lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity” (Hansberry 31). He is basically talking about his small apartment that is not big enough. His son Travis sleeps on a couch every night due to the lack of room in the house. Martin Luther King was also in poverty because he could not get a good enough job. That was because they would not let Africans work at high-end jobs. Clearly, poverty was a main problem between the men and they both experienced it. Discrimination was the biggest problem in the time period. Most African Americans were being judged by the color of their skin. Some companies would not allow African Americans to work for them. Also, colored people did not have the same freedom as the white people. They could not even go to the same bathroom or ride in the front of the bus; If they were caught doing something like that, they would be severely punished. Martin
February 14, 2013
Comparative Essay
Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech is similar to Walter Lee Younger’s dream in Lorraine Hansberry’s, A Raisin in the Sun. Both of the men were faced with poverty. Poverty was a large growing problem in the 1950s that many people had to face. Therefore, they did not have enough money to live an enjoyable life. Discrimination was a major problem in the 1950s. For example, colored people would have to go to different schools, drink out of different water fountains, and could not converse with the white people. They wanted all people to be treated not solely by the color of their skin. Walter Lee Younger’s dream and Martin Luther King’s dream both include a focus on ending poverty and discrimination.
Mostly all of the African American’s were living in poverty. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, one of the main characters, Walter Lee Younger had a dream. He believes that the African Americans are living a poor lifestyle and do not have a lot: “The negro still lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity” (Hansberry 31). He is basically talking about his small apartment that is not big enough. His son Travis sleeps on a couch every night due to the lack of room in the house. Martin Luther King was also in poverty because he could not get a good enough job. That was because they would not let Africans work at high-end jobs. Clearly, poverty was a main problem between the men and they both experienced it. Discrimination was the biggest problem in the time period. Most African Americans were being judged by the color of their skin. Some companies would not allow African Americans to work for them. Also, colored people did not have the same freedom as the white people. They could not even go to the same bathroom or ride in the front of the bus; If they were caught doing something like that, they would be severely punished. Martin