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    Paragraph 2: Con Paragraph Challengers to the idea that hair is the most important word‚ some people believe that money is important because money creates the dreams that are critical to the plotline and character conflict of the book. The following is seen when walter talks to ruth about his dreams of owning a liquor store and Ruth is seen not wanting to take the risk. Walther then expresses this frustration by being a man and saying‚ “I got to change my life. Im choking to death baby! And this

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    The play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry is essentially about dreams. The main characters struggle to deal with the brutal positions that they are put in‚ eventually having to put off their dreams. The title of this play credits a theory that Langston Hughes possesses in his poem‚ “Harlem”‚ where he wrote about dreams that were forgotten or delayed. He pondered if having a deferred dream is similar to having a dream shrivel up “like a raisin in the sun” (Langston Hughes). All members

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    use to convey complex deeper meanings. Symbolism is the act of representing ideas using symbols‚ like the Mockingjay in the “The Hunger Games” or the scar in Harry Potter. One such book that loves to use symbolism is the drama based play the “Raisin in The Sun” Written by Lorraine Hansberry. The story is about a poor black family struggling in South Chicago during the Great Depression. The Younger Family gets a $10‚000 dollar insurance settlement which they hope will greatly improve their lives. Unfortunately

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    use to convey complex deeper meanings. Symbolism is the act of representing ideas using symbols‚ like the Mockingjay in the “The Hunger Games” or the scar in Harry Potter. One such book that loves to use symbolism is the drama based play the “Raisin in The Sun” Written by Lorraine Hansberry. The story is about a poor black family struggling in South Chicago during the Great Depression. The Younger Family gets a $10‚000 dollar insurance settlement which they hope will greatly improve their lives. Unfortunately

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    Julia Nunez English 11 Baptist 4 March 2014 Raisin in the Sun The play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” by Lorraine Hansberry is set in between WWII and the present time. The Youngers family of five has lived their lives struggling for money and now that a $10‚000 insurance check is inherited more problems will arise. The American dream means something different to each adult in the family‚ however‚ Walter and his mothers are so dissimilar they conflict with each other numerous times. Walter spends

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    run around naked with a cape and scream “NAKED BOY!!!” Don’t ask me why‚ but the point is that my mind was all over the place. It paid off in the future because now I am really creative‚ and my mind is always open. Even though I didn’t achieve my dream of becoming the first naked superhero‚ I have the vision and strong belief to get me to where I want to be today. Unfortunately‚ life isn’t like Peter Pan where we can stay in our kid days for eternity. Eventually we will need to face the real

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    received ten grand from an insurance check from a deceased parent. "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry is a story about a poor family who is living in the southside of Chicago and has just been given an insurance check from their father and Mrs.Younger’s (aka Mama) husband. The check was for $10‚000 which they have been trying to figure out what they are going to be doing with it. Mama‚ Beneatha‚ and Walter all have a dream of what they want to spend the money on but they can’t come to a compromise

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    A Raisin In The Sun Analysis Paper The play‚ “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is very unique in that it focuses upon many central themes. These themes are clearly shown throughout the play‚ and affect the meaning of the work as a whole. One of these main themes is the importance of family. This is one of the main points shown throughout the play and is definitely tied to an illuminating incident‚ where the meaning is shown strongest at a certain moment of the play. The illuminating

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    A Raisin in the Sun Essay Test To become successful‚ people have to be determined and have to work hard to achieve their goal. Setting goals and standards can help achieve and motivate a person to succeed. People have to have a positive attitude and the right personality traits. Sometimes there are obstacles that get in the way of dreams‚ such as social injustices. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha Younger’s dream is to go to medical school and become a doctor. Beneatha

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    People have their own versions of goals which lead into different dreams. In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ she shows how amongst a struggling family‚ the individuals have different views on dreams. The play revolves around the Younger family who lives in Chicago in 1949. The family is expecting a check for ten thousand dollars coming from the deceased fathers insurance money. Everyone in the family has a different way of wanting to use it. Mama‚ the mother of the family‚ wishes to buy

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