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    true purpose of the American Dream? Through her play A Raisin in the sun‚ Loraine Hansberry tries to educate readers that we not only dream for the sake of accomplishment‚ we also dream for the promise of hope. Each person has a different vision in regards to the American Dream‚ but one commonality between every goal is the motivation it brings. We all deal with difficulties in life and‚ as reflected in the title‚ we are like raisins in the sun‚ shriveling up unless we have a cloud of imagination to

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    which woman is suppose to wear pearls in this world? I tell you I am a man- and I think my wife should wear some pearls in this world” (Hansberry 143). Walter Lee‚ the poor soul and victim of the society in the 1950s Chicago‚ just wanted…. The Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry focuses on an oppressed black family‚ the Youngers‚ as they tackle destruction of dreams‚ racism‚ and discrimination. Walter Lee the ambitious‚ proud protagonist faces many challenges brought upon him by the antagonist

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    What’s Black‚ White‚ and The Color Purple? “First he put his thing up against my hip and sort of wiggle it around. Then he grab hold my titties. Then he push his thing inside my pussy. When that hurt‚ I cry. He start to choke me‚ saying You better shut up and get used to it.”(Walker 1). If you as a parent took The Color Purple off the shelves and just opened the book you would begin by reading the quote above. As a parent who just opens the book and reads the first two pages‚ already‚ based

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    Webster 1  Kiahna Webster  Mr. Jackson  English III‚ 7th Period  April 14th‚ 2014  Death of a Salesman​  vs. ​ A Raisin in the Sun  Death of a Salesman​  and ​ A Raisin in the Sun​  are definitely a criticism of capitalism and the  American way of life. They’re are millions that are going through similarities that are exhibited  in the films. Many feel as if money is everything in life when truly it is not. In the film ​ Death of  a Salesman​ ‚ Willy felt as if money was everything. Willy literally gave his life away so that his 

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    The Difference of Mothers in The Glass Menagerie and A Raisin in the Sun The plays‚ The Glass Menagerie and A Raisin in the Sun‚ deal with the love‚ honor‚ and respect of family. In The Glass Menagerie‚ Amanda‚ the caring but overbearing and over protective mother‚ wants to be taken care of‚ but in A Raisin in the Sun‚ Mama‚ as she is known‚ is more or less‚ the overseer of the family. The prospective of the plays identify that we have family members‚ like Amanda‚ as overprotective‚ or like Mama

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    story and have many similarities. However‚ there always seems to be events or details that are changed to fit the film. From the way the characters develop‚ to what the symbols stand for‚ Alice Walker’s novel‚ “The Color Purple‚” and Steven Spielberg’s make of the movie‚ “The Color Purple‚” show signs of similarity and a few details that make them unique. First‚ the 295 page book about a girl growing up being abused and not having a say in how she wants to live her life‚ was published in 1982. Steven

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    The Color Purple- The color purple is a symbol for all good things. In the book Shug says to Celie “Look around how many things do you see that are the color purple. Not much I said. Thats why when we see the color purple its rare just like you.” This text from the passage supports the color purple means good things cause later Shug and Celie compare things such as them selves to the color. They even compare lavender which is purple as a good thing. Elephant - Thought the Book Shug has Elephants

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    people tell them to say or do‚ even in a racist environment? These are the difficulties many people‚ especially African Americans‚ faced in the 1950s. Lorraine Hansberry‚ not only illustrates this struggle in A Raisin in the Sun‚ but faced the challenge in her own life. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ she writes about different generations “trapped in a Chicago apartment‚ unable to break an invisible barrier that keeps them from

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    Finding Your Voice: An Analysis of The Color Purple “Who do you think you is? he say... Look at you. You black‚ you pore‚ you ugly‚ you a woman. Goddam‚ he say‚ you nothing at all.” (187) Alice Walker‚ the author of The Color Purple‚ focuses on the struggles of a poor and uneducated African American girl‚ who is verbally‚ physically and sexually abused by several men in her life. She feels worthless and becomes completely submissive. Her only way to express her feelings is through private

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    Character Relationships with Celie-from “The Color Purple” Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple” is a riveting‚ controversial novel about a woman named Celie‚ other African-Americans and the relationships between them that are either tested or brought closer together. Celie‚ a former slave‚ narrates this novel through her writing of letters to a person she loves and trusts the most‚ God. In these letters: Nettie‚ Albert and Shug are three dominant characters that surround and transform Celie’s life

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