Raisin In The Sun Reaction
To begin with, I really enjoyed A Raisin in the Sun. The characters’ interaction shows that no one can tear you down, lift you up, make you cry, make you laugh, as intensely as your family can. It is timeless because of Hansberry’s presentation of the familiar interaction of the characters. The dialogues were really good, the conversation in the play sounded very natural. Each character is easy to love and easy to find some faults in but at the same time easy to forgive for their flaws and love all over again. We can clearly distinguish the characters own incentives and personalities. They have their own beliefs, they react and they conflict. It was exciting to read the interaction between each member. For example, how Lena slapped Beneatha
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because she was an atheist, how Walter argued with Ruth about dreams and life and so on. This story is potent, moving and really makes you laugh at times. I liked the theme and the emotion behind this play. I think Hansberry was successful in creating the atmosphere and the setting. While the plot revolved mainly around normal lives, it did touch a lot of controversial topics, rich verses poor, the identity of African verses America, abortion, pride, racism and lots more. I loved to analyze them in class and watch the movie version as well.
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Mama is the moral force in Raison in the Sun.
She is the head of the Younger household and believes in respect for one another. Mama provides us perspective from an older generation and makes us want to always follow our dreams. Ruth who is highly considering an abortion disappoints her. In a part of the play Mama tells Walter, “I’m waiting to hear how you be your father’s son. Be the man he was. Your wife say she going to destroy your child. And I’m waiting to hear you talk like him and say we a people who give children life, not who destroys them I’m waiting to see you stand up and look like your daddy and say we done give up one baby to poverty and that we ain’t going to give up nary another one. I’m waiting. You are a disgrace to your father’s memory.” To add, she rejects Beneatha’s un-Christian sentiments about God. An example of Mama being extremely Christian is when she says, “Now don’t you start child. It’s too early in the morning to be talking about money. It ain’t Christian.” Dreams are more important to her instead of materialist things. Mama says, “Somebody would of thought my children done all but starved to death the way they talk about money here lately.” Her dream was to own a house with a yard so Travis can play in and she fulfilled her dream. She says, “It’s just a plain little old house but it’s made good and solid and it will be ours. Walter Lee it makes a difference in a man when he can walk on floors that belong to him” Mama is very fond of her plant,
which, she tries to nurture throughout the play. She is the one keeping everyone in the family on there feet. If it was not for her the family might not be half as close as they are now.
because she was an atheist, how Walter argued with Ruth about dreams and life and so on. This story is potent, moving and really makes you laugh at times. I liked the theme and the emotion behind this play. I think Hansberry was successful in creating the atmosphere and the setting. While the plot revolved mainly around normal lives, it did touch a lot of controversial topics, rich verses poor, the identity of African verses America, abortion, pride, racism and lots more. I loved to analyze them in class and watch the movie version as well.
B.
Mama is the moral force in Raison in the Sun.
She is the head of the Younger household and believes in respect for one another. Mama provides us perspective from an older generation and makes us want to always follow our dreams. Ruth who is highly considering an abortion disappoints her. In a part of the play Mama tells Walter, “I’m waiting to hear how you be your father’s son. Be the man he was. Your wife say she going to destroy your child. And I’m waiting to hear you talk like him and say we a people who give children life, not who destroys them I’m waiting to see you stand up and look like your daddy and say we done give up one baby to poverty and that we ain’t going to give up nary another one. I’m waiting. You are a disgrace to your father’s memory.” To add, she rejects Beneatha’s un-Christian sentiments about God. An example of Mama being extremely Christian is when she says, “Now don’t you start child. It’s too early in the morning to be talking about money. It ain’t Christian.” Dreams are more important to her instead of materialist things. Mama says, “Somebody would of thought my children done all but starved to death the way they talk about money here lately.” Her dream was to own a house with a yard so Travis can play in and she fulfilled her dream. She says, “It’s just a plain little old house but it’s made good and solid and it will be ours. Walter Lee it makes a difference in a man when he can walk on floors that belong to him” Mama is very fond of her plant,
which, she tries to nurture throughout the play. She is the one keeping everyone in the family on there feet. If it was not for her the family might not be half as close as they are now.