Vera had left moments before to make tea‚ leaving Framton to make his own conclusions‚ cluelessly. Mr. Framton turned to Mrs. Addie Sappleton‚ puzzled‚ trying to interpret what what seemed to be a dead men walking into the house. Mr. Sappleton kissed Addie while Mr. Framton stared‚ bewildered. Framton pulse quickened‚ his heart racing with panic. His palms felt slick with sweat and a terrified energy engulfed him as his legs began to tremble. “Vera‚ where’s that tea you left to make?” Addie yelled
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Like Percy’s home‚ it almost always smelled pleasant inside Anna’s cottage. Since Carina was a candlemaker and specialized in scented wax‚ and Anna worked with fragrant herbs‚ flowery and spicy scents abounded. Scooting closer to Anna on the pile of blankets before the low-burning hearth fire‚ Percy took Anna’s hand‚ assuming that was safe to do in front of Sir Ulrich‚ who occasionally cast Percy a side-eye. “How are you‚ really?” he whispered to Anna. “Scared. But your mam said that’s common
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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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Typical housewives of the 1950s were caring mothers‚ and obedient housewives. A 1950s mother put others before herself‚ even in times of despair. It was up to her to hold the family together. Ruth Younger the mom in the drama A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is a very caring and hardworking mother who strives to keep her family above poverty. In times where African American families were discriminated‚ the Youngers faced hardships and were forced to live in Chicago’s ghettos on the south
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“A Raisin in the Sun” is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. It discusses dreams and the difficulties accompanied by pursuing them. It also examines our tendency to commit to a particular mindset‚ and inspire to have loving passion for materialistic objects. Ambition is a prevalent theme that runs throughout this novel. We can witness it through observing all the instances in which Beneatha and Walter‚ along with many other characters‚ are subjected to difficult circumstances. They’re each faced
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Meghan Feenstra August 16‚ 2010 English Honor 9 A Raisin in the Sun Picture yourself as a member of the Younger family. You live in a small house‚ two bedrooms and a bathroom you share with other families. It’s hard to imagine 4 adults and l adolescent living in these conditions‚ but its how the Younger family lived. When the story begins the younger family is anticipating a huge insurance check from the passing of their grandpa. Living in a racist community‚ such as the south side of
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In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry. The author shows Walter’s crave for money with the ambition of him wanting to start up a liquor store‚ but his sole focus is cash. As the story advances Walter grasps the importance of his relatives by not accepting the offer from Mr. Linder‚ but by remaining in the house because it’s fitting for the Younger’s. Throughout the story Walter starts from a man who ties the American dream to achieving wealth who then realizes the value of family
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In the book A Raisin in the Sun the author highlighted the values of a society through the characters who were alienated from the society because of their gender‚ race and class. The younger family current condition and living condition motivated ‚to get a house in a all white neighborhood knowing that her family wouldn’t like it. Living in poverty motivated him to attempt to open his own liquor store. Beneathas current condition based on society stereotype when to simply be a nurse motivated her
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A Raisin In The Sun: Reading Logs Act 1 Day1: Walter approaches Ruth with kindness but Ruth denies him at first. This tells Walter something is wrong and her being upset could foreshadow complications between them. Ruth longs for a new life. Day2: Walter talks about a dream of owning a liquor store. He has the idea of getting some money from his Mom. Ruth denies him and ignores his dreams. They get into a fight on how useless each other are‚ comparing themselves to white people. Beneatha (nicknamed
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Prologue The sun warmed the young girl’s face and shoulders; grass tickled her bare feet as she wandered through the sprawling cemetery. A woman dressed in a fashionable grey suit knelt next to one of the tall graves‚ tears streaming down her face. The girl approached the woman cautiously; the way one would a frightened doe in the woods. The air smelled like it did when her mother left a batch of cookies in the oven for too long‚ like burnt sugar. The woman turned towards the girl‚ her
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