“Mom we have to do something with the $10‚000 what do you want to do with it”‚ I wish my family had $10‚000 and needed my help to find out what to do with it. I probably would open up a family store or something. After 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
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Family In” A Raisin in the sun”‚ Lorriane Hansberry depicts many aspects of human nature‚ especially family. Family is expressed in different ways. Mama strongly believes in the importance of family throughout the book. She continues to try to keep them together by fulfilling their dreams before hers. As they go through trying times but come together as a family at the end of the play when they need to most. They are still strong individuals but together they prove they are
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A Raisin in the sun : Family unity In the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ family unity appears sometimes as the enemy and at other times‚ it is the friend. As the play progresses the unity of the family is often questioned. In both the play and the film‚ family unity is often forgotten by the characters during a family crisis‚ whether it concerns money or health. In the film‚ the actions and reactions of the characters match almost perfectly to the written play. The film
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The black aesthetic is a term that was used describe the artistic works of black people which reflects the unique characteristics of the black experience. Hansberry popular play A Raisin in the Sun did just that. The play portrays the life of the typical 1950’s black family in Chicago‚ Illinois. Yes‚ there were many things that made the younger family unique. But many of the trials and tribulations they faced in the play were the same struggles many blacks faced during this time. I believe that
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come to be more important than the upholstery” (23). Ruth can easily be compared to the couch in her living room as a woman who is overcome by how she feels about the Younger household and living conditions. Over the course of this play‚ The Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Ruth changes from fed up to relieved‚ content to concerned‚ and finally from concerned to satisfied. In the beginning‚ she is sick of everything‚ and events change her feelings to be calmer. Near the middle‚ Ruth goes
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A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. The play revolves around the Younger family and the struggles they experience in the post WWII era. Three of the main characters are the women of the family Lena‚ Ruth‚ and Beneatha. Each of these women are vastly different individuals with different wants and dreams from life. Lena Younger is the matriarch of the family and her main goals in life is for her family to be happy and good people and to love each other‚ “Yes—I taught you that
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Music in both “Heart of Darkness” and “A Raisin in the Sun” shows itself only briefly‚ but its relevance holds out longer than any framata ever could. Beneatha in “A Raisin in the Sun” expresses interest in learning to play the guitar. However‚ this is after pursuing a multitude of different hobbies and activities. When she is asked why she wants to learn how to play the guitar‚ she responds with: “I just want to‚ that’s all...I experiment with different forms of expression” (Hansberry 47-48). Beneatha
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The play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ takes place around 1945- 1950 in the South Side of Chicago. In the play‚ there are two characters that influence the plot the most. The two characters are Walter and Beneatha Younger. Both characters influence the plot in their own way. The author wrote this play to show that lives during this time period had been rough and stressful. In the play‚ Walter Younger influences the plot. Walter has an immense opinion and most of his actions make
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A Raisin in the Sun Character Analysis: Renowned play writer Lorraine Hansberry is credited for many screenplays around the mid-ninetieth century such as‚ The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window‚ To Be Young‚ Gifted‚ and Black‚ Les Blancs‚ The Drinking Gourd‚ and What Use Are Flowers?. However‚ Hansberry’s most famous work‚ A Raisin in the Sun appeared in 1959 and went on to be the first play ever produced by a black woman on Broadway. The play is said to be based on her trials and tribulations in
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I called Walter for supper that evening‚ and he just kept saying he was not hungry. I really wanted him to come eat‚ because I had cooked his favorite meal. But‚ when he walked in the kitchen‚ I noticed he was walking strange‚ almost like he was in pain. “What’s wrong with you son?”‚ his father asked. “Nothing”‚ as Walters usual answer. “What is wrong with you‚ boy?” ‚ his father asked in a more toned voice. Then‚ Walter says “My legs hurt”. His father and I looked at each other‚ so of course
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