Raisin In The Sun Segregation

A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959. This play is about a lower class African American family dealing with their living conditions on the Southside of Chicago. The title of the play was inspired by the poem A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes. Hughes’ poem describes the differing paths people take in life. This idea is displayed throughout the play as every character has different aspirations in life and will do whatever they can to accomplish their goals. For this presentation, the group will perform Act II, Scene III. This is a powerful scene that displays a new opportunity of change for families, and racial discrimination. It was an excellent idea for Hansberry to incorporate this idea not only in this scene, but also throughout the entire play, given the fact that it was written in the middle 1900s. Racial discrimination was very common during this
In this play, the Younger family is challenged to make ends meet and are fighting for a better life for themselves but end up getting taken advantage of because of the color of their skin. We chose this scene because not only is it a historical concept, it still has the relevance in regards to the present time as well. Although it was written in the 1950’s, there are still some topics in the play that are still taking place now. In order to raise awareness to this fact we wanted to present this scene. Racism and discrimination is very much so still alive and it's not okay. Although things have gotten much better there are still some who feel they're better than others because of the color of their skin. This play and several others of Lorraine Hansberry plays show that even through all this hatred and negativity, we as African American can and will get through it because we know our worth and we're more than what they think we have to