Throughout A Raisin in the Sun‚ Hansberry shows how her characters speak the unconventional South Side Chicago non-standard English. The play centres on the “Younger family” and shows how Big Walter‚ the father has left behind a $10‚000 life insurance cheque for his family. In 1959‚ $10‚000 was a large sum of money‚ considering that the average house in Chicago was sold for $ 7‚500 and a public school teacher’s salary was about $ 3‚000. During such difficult times‚ Big Walter had worked himself to
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A Raisin in the Sun Study Guide Short Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES 1. Walter said‚ "Damn my eggs . . . damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why? 2. Why was Mama getting a check for $10‚000? 3. What was Beneatha’s attitude towards God? 4. Why is Asagai’s present to Beneatha appropriate? 5. Why is Asagai’s nickname for Beneatha appropriate? 6. Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father’s memory? 7. What was Walter’s reaction to Mama’s purchase? Ruth’s reaction? 8. What did Mama do
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Are you a unitarist‚ a pluralist or a radical/ Marxist? As you read the Balnave chapter‚ you may have become aware of your own‚ sometimes implicit‚ views about employment relations and you may have been identifying mainly with one particular frame of reference. This sort of self-awareness of our own particular ideological position is an important part of coming to terms with the frames of reference. The following activity is designed to develop your self-awareness of your own position
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Play Response: A Rasin in the Sun I thought the play "A Raisin in The Sun" was very good because it accurately displayed so many aspects of what life would be like in the 1950’s for African Americans. Full of conflict and racial tension‚ Hansberry creates a strong distinction between her different and unique characters. The main theme of dreams creates conflicts that are evident in the play because the family is aiming for an individual dream that seems to never happen; however‚ in the end‚ they
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PLEASE DO NOT WRITE ON THIS TEST! A Raisin in the Sun: Unit Exam Directions: Using a number two pencil‚ fill in the letter with the best answer. I. MATCHING: Match each character with the proper description. One will be left over. 1. Beneatha a. man whose death brings the Youngers $10‚000 2. Ruth b. thinks women only need to be pretty & sophisticated 3. Travis c. a messenger of bad news 4. Walter Lee d. runs off with $6500 5. Walter e. represents pride in African
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Racial Attitudes in “Master Harold” …and the boys and A Raisin in the Sun “Master Harold”..and the boys and A Raisin in the Sun‚ though written during different time periods‚ are both based off the same topic and struggles of racial prejudice and attitudes. The Younger family in A Raisin in the Sun and Willie and Sam of “Master Harold” and the boys are both subject to racial attitudes throughout both plays. The Youngers are targeted by the Clybourne Park Improvement Association‚ specifically Mr
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ASSIGNMENT: A Raisin in the Sun In-class Essay PROMPT: 1. You have read A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play about one man’s dreams for himself and his family. You have read Martin Luther King‚ Jr.’s "I Have a Dream" speech in which he speaks of the realities of life and his dreams for the future for all Americans. Although Raisin in the Sun is fiction and Dr. King’s speech is non-fiction‚ one can find many similarities between the two‚ especially when the themes of each work are examined. In many ways Raisin exemplifies
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“I Have a Dream‚” says Martin Luther King Jr. in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28‚ 1963. This is the day when people listen and understand the horrors of segregation and attempt to end it. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” the Younger family is going through the daily trauma of being an African American family during the 1940s to 1950s. The family of five live in a cramped apartment in Southside Chicago and they wait for the $10‚000 check from the health insurance to
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Research Paper; “A Raisin in the Sun” Throughout many centuries we have seen racism and culture difference take place in America. This is a struggle that has been fought and faced for many decades‚ and it’s a struggle America still faces to this day. As our generation continues to learn about the struggles African American families faced in the past‚ we come to realize this struggle has not been overcome over the years. “A Raisin in the sun‚” a play by Lorraine Hansberry gives us an incite of what
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A Raisin in the Sun Script Analysis In the play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” we explore the different themes of pursuing ones dreams‚ racial equality‚ and the significance of loved ones. We meet Walter Younger‚ our main character‚ who is a man defeated in his attempt to achieve material and financial wealth in an effort to support his family and better his life. To get to these means of wealth‚ he tried many “get rich quick” schemes‚ of which none prevailed. His failures lead to a life
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