Raisin In The Sun Comparison

“A Raisin in the Sun,” by Lorraine Hansberry has many connections with the previous books we’ve read. “Of Mice and Men,” by John Steinback mainly focused on dreams, similar to “A Raisin in the Sun.” Jane from “Jane Eyre” also is very similar to Beneatha from, “A Raisin in the Sun.” They are both independent and feminist women. The theme in “Native Sun” was mainly about racism. This effects many important things in the story. This had the same kind of theme as “A Raisin in the Sun.” It contrasts beautifully contrasts with some of the most of the books we’ve read with dreams, characteristics and similar theme. Many characters in “Of Mice and Men” had many different dreams. Lennie and George’s dream of having their own ranch, and Lennie’s dream to tend the rabbits gave them hope to keep working for money. Also Curley’s wife dreamt to be a movie star, but that obviously didn’t work out. In, “A Raisin in the Sun,” each character had a
It was very similar to the racism theme in, “Native Son.” Richard Wright uses a central character, Bigger, to express his opinions on racism in society. In “ A Raisin in the Sun,” the Youngers live in a segregated neighborhood in a city that remains one of the most segregated in the U.S. Mostly every act they perform is affected by their race. Ruth is employed as a domestic servant and Walter as a chauffeur in part because they are black. They are limited to their poorly maintained apartment because they have low paying jobs. Two characters were very similar, Walter and Bigger. They both made stupid mistakes that either caused suffering for many people including themselves. Bigger couldn’t control himself and he killed Mary. Walter selfishly put Beneatha’s college money into a different fund, and ended up having it stolen. This could have effected Beneatha’s future. The racism in these two books had a big impact on the characters actions in the