Struggling for the Dream in A Raisin in the Sun Set in a cramped apartment in poverty-striken Southside Chicago‚ Lorraine Hansberry‚ through realistic slang‚ accounts the struggles of five black family members battling against racism to attain middle-class acceptance during 1959. After Walter Younger’s business "partner" skipped town with a portion of the family’s $10‚000 inheritance money‚ the desolate son returns home to break the news to his family that their hopes for the future have been
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centers around recently widowed‚ Ramatoulaye in the form of a letter to her friend Aissatou. Ramatoulaye discusses her emotional struggle when‚ the traditions of polygamy allowed her husband to marry her daughters friend. Another good read‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ is about the Youngers family who are going through the daily struggles of an African-American family in the 1950’s. The play addresses the money problems Walter Younger goes through and‚ the struggle of being “the man of the house.” The issues
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Conflict is used throughout the story A Raisin in the Sun. One of the main conflicts and conflict characters in the story is between Mama and Walter. Walter is not satisfied with his life because in his mind he hasn’t accomplished his goals‚ and he feels like his future is laid out for him. Also‚ Walter does not appreciate all of the things his family has or how much his family loves him. The fact Walter does not believe he is the man of the house makes him think he is worthless and does not need
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Brianna Gervickas February 20‚ 2013 Period 4 Analytical Essay Do you value your pride more than money? In the play‚ A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ An African American family is struggling in a inadequate worn down apartment trying to make a living. Mama‚ the eldest of the family‚ is going to receive a check for 10‚000 and the family is ecstatic for its arrival. Walter Lee
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The play‚ A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is about a family that lives in a cramped apartment in Chicago. One of the characters‚ Ruth Younger‚ finds out that she is pregnant. A child is a lot of responsibility and are very costly. The Younger family is stressed as it is‚ bringing a new baby into the mix may not be wise. Ruth struggles with these issues over the course of the play. At the beginning of the play‚ the relationship between Ruth and her children is fairly tense. The Younger
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toughen up‚ this is reality we are living in.”- Lauryn Hill. This quote explains that a mother will tell her son to accept the world he lives in‚ and he cannot change who he is‚ but he can prepare for it f he faces reality. (Context) In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Mama Younger‚ an open-minded‚ ambitious‚ tough‚ strong hearted‚ head of the Younger family‚ in her early sixties‚ helps take care of everyone‚ and as a mother and grandmother will do anything to make her family be happy
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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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In the play a Raisin in the Sun‚ the characters have dreams that represent a desire to achieve something‚ to be something‚ and to have something as their own. Dreams represent a subconscious drive‚ which creates the desire to be willing to do whatever it takes to complete that goal. It is a passion that will go unsatisfied without completion‚ that could turn into depression and loss of hope. For Walter Lee Younger‚ dreams are everything. Walter’s character in the play revolves around the hope
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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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A Raisin in the Sun Summary Living in the south side of Chicago a poor African American family had he opportunity to escape poverty. A 10000 life insurance check upon the death of Lena’s husband. Lena has a son named walter. Walter is 35 with a wife and a son. Lena also has a younger daughter named Beneatha. Beneatha Is in college. This money could mean so much for this family and so much more for them individually. So the question in all of this is: what are they gonna do with the money. Walter
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