Lorraine Hansberry discusses many difficulties people faced in the 60’s and 70’s in her play “A Raisin in the Sun”. It showcases a struggling Chicago family battling poverty‚ sexism‚ and racism. The play’s accurate representations lead to winning the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. However‚ one topic that the play seemed to brush over was the lifestyles of U.S. women in that time period. Career‚ education‚ and finances have been obstacles for women‚ unlike men. Back then‚ every woman was expected
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The Perfect Storm The reoccurring theme of alcohol in A Raisin in the Sun manifests itself in Walter’s mind and he becomes metaphorically drunk‚ resulting in a clouded consciousness and a distorted reality of what his family stands for and what is truly best for them. Along the way he will do anything to achieve his goal and even guilt’s his mother into becoming an enabler to his new found addiction. The progression of this impairment deepens in the same way an alcoholic’s would until Walter hits
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Raisin In The Sun Compare and Contrast A Raisin in the Sun is a play about the Youngers family who lived in the South Side of Chicago during the 1950s. During the first scene the Youngers’ are waiting for the check from the now dead Mr. Youngers’ life insurance policy totaling $10‚000. Each character/family member has a different idea about what should be done with the money. The main characters within the story include Mama‚ Walter Lee (Mama’s son)‚ Ruth (Walter’s wife)‚ and Beneatha (Mama’s daughter)
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viewing the movie and reading the play that was a good idea with what the mom planned to do but Walter should have never opened the liquor store after mom was undecided about getting one‚ but she let him do it anyway. In the play the entire story happens in the Youngers living room‚ in Chicago Southside where in the 1950s it was the home of poor‚ black people. The film had different sets‚ Walter’s and Ruth’s bedroom‚ Beneatha’s and Mama’s bedroom‚ the bar‚ Walter at work‚ and the new house. In the
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for his dark fantastical works in film‚ is said to be most loyal to the book versus the 1971 version entitled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Like the book‚ the film conveys a heavy theme of morality and family. The motif throughout the movie is bad children are punished while good children earn the coveted rewards. In this case‚ an entire chocolate factory. The film explores the effects of unscrupulous behavior and the gains of selflessness‚ kindness‚ and being family centered. The
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Frontina Taylor English Comp II Jaime Barrett Compare and Contrast A Raisin In The Sun Essay In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ and 1961 movie written by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by Columbia pictures‚ one of the most important themes is the American Dream. Many of the characters have hopes and dreams. They all strive towards their goals throughout. However‚ many of the characters have different dreams that clash with each other. Problems seem to
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it is in the solitary mind and soul of the individual that the battle between good and evil is waged and ultimately won or lost.” This quote speaks of changes in heart. I believe someone who has a change in anyway‚ whether it’s in heart o anything else‚ for good has grown and become dynamic. Dynamic is characterized as a constant change in activity or progress. Perhaps the most dynamic character in Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is Beneatha because of her change in identity‚ career‚ and love. The
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A Raisin in the Sun is written by Lorraine Hansberry. The author wrote this because when she was younger she experienced this. In this play‚ there are struggles that are going on. For example‚ discrimination and segregation. The family is currently living in a small apartment and are not rich but the characters Mama and Walter try to make everyone happy. The setting is in Southside Chicago. The two characters that have influenced the plot so far are Mama and Walter because they have been involved
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A Raisin In The Sun and The Death Of A Salesman When you read plays and books‚ you use your imagination to picture what it would look like until you watch the movie but sometimes the movie is something completely different than what you imagined it to be. That’s how it is with most books and plays. When I read the play A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry I pictured the characters to look and act differently than they did in the movie. It threw me off when I realized that Sean Combs or
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Family struggles have been present since before time. Every family has there own challenges that they are forced to face. Two plays show how a family can deal and compensate with their daily battles. A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a play set in Chicago‚ before the civil rights movement‚ about the Youngers. The Youngers lived in a crammed apartment‚ with just enough space for the five of them‚ and are expecting another child. They are depending on their father’s life insurance check
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