American Dream has been used to describe what most Americans strive for. The American dream has been a long-standing ideology throughout the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It often contains versions of a loving family and a homemaker housewife. Recently‚ it has been changed. Citizens are moving past the original definition and striving for different goals. The American Dream is an ever-changing enigma‚ filled with hope and desire. According to Merriam-Webster‚ The American Dream is‚ “ an
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the black experience. Hansberry popular play A Raisin in the Sun did just that. The play portrays the life of the typical 1950’s black family in Chicago‚ Illinois. Yes‚ there were many things that made the younger family unique. But many of the trials and tribulations they faced in the play were the same struggles many blacks faced during this time. I believe that universal theme in the play was the recognition and trying to accomplish ones dreams. Not to only have a better life for themselves but
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A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. The play revolves around the Younger family and the struggles they experience in the post WWII era. Three of the main characters are the women of the family Lena‚ Ruth‚ and Beneatha. Each of these women are vastly different individuals with different wants and dreams from life. Lena Younger is the matriarch of the family and her main goals in life is for her family to be happy and good people and to love each other‚ “Yes—I taught you that
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The Theme of Money is not Everything in the Lorraine Hansberry‚ A Raisin in the Sun. In Lorraine Hansberry’s drama A Raisin in the Sun the round characters‚ which are the Younger family is finding out the hard way that wealth can be found in other forms than money. In this play the low class Younger family is shown through bad experiences that material things are worthless. One of the main characters Lena Younger also known as Mama‚ lost her husband and is waiting for the arrival of the
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Drama 160 Term Paper: Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun is a monumental play in the theatrical world. Produced in 1959‚ it became the first play written by an African-American woman to hit the stage and was later nominated for several Tony Awards. The play touched many controversial themes of the time including racial discrimination and poverty. The design of Raisin in the Sun‚ including scenic‚ costume‚ lighting‚ and sound elements‚ were crucial to developing the plot
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is a play that portrays the life of the Younger’s‚ a poor African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. The play opens as Mama‚ the elder of the family‚ is waiting for a $10‚000 insurance check from the death of her husband. Once the check arrives‚ the family struggles to decide how best to use it‚ but every adult member of the Younger family has their own idea as to how they think the money should be used. As the play progresses
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think of your future‚ and the increasing chances to provide for your family. Mama had to deal with this situation in Lorraine Hansberry’s one-act play A Raisin In The Sun. Although some people overlook their importance‚ Mama’s Plant and check symbolize the past‚ present‚ and future of the Younger’s family. Along the one act play of A Raisin
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A Raisin in the sun : Family unity In the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ family unity appears sometimes as the enemy and at other times‚ it is the friend. As the play progresses the unity of the family is often questioned. In both the play and the film‚ family unity is often forgotten by the characters during a family crisis‚ whether it concerns money or health. In the film‚ the actions and reactions of the characters match almost perfectly to the written play. The film
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that although the common belief is that reading will make us better people‚ it doesn’t mean anything to us unless we really know how to comprehend the book itself and allow it to influence our decisions. A text that applies to this idea is A Raisin in the Sun. It is just a normal book until you take it to a new realization and apply it to much more. Through this book‚ I have learned how characters are influenced by their surroundings‚ how pieces of the book connect to this quote‚ and how my life has
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Raisin in the Sun Explanation Hansberry finishes her well-known play‚ A Raisin in the Sun with a cliffhanger. The next step in the characters’ lives is unknown and this next step is ultimately the resolution of the play. To establish a more satisfying ending for the readers‚ I decided to add an extra scene to the play. This extra scene provides the readers with a feeling of closure in the characters and confirms the pervasive racism against their race in society. The extra scene I added to the
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