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    very diverse. This I attribute to the Dream being an individual thing and not one that can be defined by all individuals in the same manner. In this paper I orchestrate to show the dreams of several characters as described in two works‚ A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Dreamer by Charles Johnson. In both of these works‚ albeit the dreams were different for these characters initially‚ the cessation result was for the same purposes. Those purposes being unity‚ prosperity‚ and serenity

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    that guides us to follow our own tendencies. The idea of identity is closely linked to dreams‚ because in order to have a dream‚ one must possess self-awareness. The search for self and the journey for identity are central themes in Lorraine Hansberry’s play. A Raisin in the Sun‚ does not use the typical black vs. white scenario‚ it broadens the subject of race into a group of people and their position on the “social ladder.” Social injustice kept many African Americans from achieving a decent life

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    not innocent‚ however. As we strive to stoke the fire to ever greater heights‚ the things we use as fuel - friends‚ family‚ people we may not even know - are burned away‚ turned into nothing but ashes. As Fitzgerald in his novel The Great Gatsby‚ Tennessee Williams in the play The Glass Menagerie‚ Langston Hughes in the poem Harlem‚ and Lorraine Hansberry in the play A Raisin in the Sun argue‚ the American Dream - which smolder inside all of us - is essentially evil‚ impossible to attain without sacrificing

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    Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun is titled after a line in Langston Hughes’ 1951 poem‚ Harlem (A Dream Deferred). Back in the 1950’s‚ African Americans were oppressed by the belief of the principle ‘separate but equal’ and because of this system‚ many African Americans perceived their claim on their ‘American dream’ was ‘deferred’ or forced to be put off. Hansberry’s play is set in Chicago’s Southside. It focuses on the Younger family‚ where three generations‚ five family members‚ live under

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    What happens to a dream deferred? In “A Raisin in the Sun” the author‚ Lorraine Hansberry‚ both ask and works to answer the often interacted question of Langston Hughes. Throughout the play‚ one witness the trials and tribulations of the Younger family‚ comprised of Mama‚ her two children‚ Walter and Beneatha‚ and Walter’s wife and son‚ Ruth and Travis respectively. Despite him technically being a full grown adult‚ the play is‚ in part‚ a coming-of-age for Walter Younger. A pivotal moment of the

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    What made Angels in America one of the best play for the last 50 years? For a similar reason why A Raisin in the Sun and The Zoot Suit were famous for. All these three play are based on racism and prejudice against an individual because of their sex‚ skin color‚ religion and sex preference. Human creature tends to fear things that are unknown and if someone or something that is different than them‚ their reaction to solve the problem would be hatred toward that individual. Which led to racism

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    In A Dream Deferred‚ by Langston Hughes‚ the quote “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?” best fits Gatsby’s tragic dream of getting Daisy (Huges 2). Jay met Daisy Fay when he was stationed in Louisville before going to fight in WWI. Gatsby fell in love with Daisy and the wealth she represents‚ but he had to leave for the war and by the time he returned to the US in 1919. Determined to get her back‚ Gatsby ignores the fact she has been married to Tom for three years and has a child. However

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    play A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry there is a strong presence of gender roles in the Younger family. The play takes place in the southside of Chicago‚ in mid-late 1950’s. At the time social injustices‚ like racism and sexism‚ were big controversies. Most of the country was focused on these issues. These issues were worse in the South but luckily this book takes place in Chicago‚ so the conditions the Younger family are in are not as rough as they could be. The family is about

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    Camden Weir A. Wells Honors English II November 10‚ 2013 1. Character Profile A. What is your character’s role in the family? Mama may not seem like it it‚ but she is a complex character. Her character develops and changes throughout the play. In the first scene‚ she comes off as a crusher of dreams by telling Ruth‚ "Well-whether they drinks it or not ain’t none of my business. But whether I go into business selling it to ’em (is)‚ and I don’t want that on my ledger this late in life" (42)

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    referring to two characters‚ show how Hansberry brings out the truth of this statement in the Raisin in the Sun. Which character do you feel deals with disappointment more effectively.” In the play “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ there are two specific characters that are often built up only to be let down‚ Lena Eggleston Younger and Walter Lee Younger. Deferral seems to be an evolving constant in this family. Before even being introduced to a play‚ a tone of disappointment is set by the poem “Harlem”

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