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    In the book A Raisin in the Sun the author highlighted the values of a society through the characters who were alienated from the society because of their gender‚ race and class. The younger family current condition and living condition motivated ‚to get a house in a all white neighborhood knowing that her family wouldn’t like it. Living in poverty motivated him to attempt to open his own liquor store. Beneathas current condition based on society stereotype when to simply be a nurse motivated her

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    Oksana Ibragimova English 201-085 Professor Chancellor March.25‚ 2011 Food and Affections Lorraine Hansberry’s best known play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ talks about poverty in the Southside of Chicago and revolves around African American family and their dreams of a better life. I believe that food is an adequate means of showing and receiving love. The first reason is the mother cares in the family by making sure the family eats. This relates to how the

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    abolished the segregation of schools in May of 1954. The desegregation of schools has helped people of all races grow up together in a non-hostile environment where they can develop relationships with people of other races. Throughout the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ Lorraine Hansberry criticizes the racial and discriminatory climate of America in the 1950s and early 60s. It becomes obvious to the reader that the racial tension Hansberry experienced growing up reflected on the way her literature is

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    In fiction‚ this can be represented by a scene in the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ in which a moving family of African-Americans are rejected by the existing residents of their destination. They even go so far as to send a man to say that they aren’t wanted‚ but they can move into this lovely all-black

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    In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” she does a great job of intertwining Langston Hughes’ poem “Montage of a Dream Deferred‚” to incorporate her underlying theme of dreams. In his poem‚ Hughes asks "What happens to a dream deferred?" and then goes on to list the different things that might happen to a person if his dreams are put "on hold." His overall point is that whatever happens to a postponed dream is never positive. Meanwhile‚ the question Hansberry poses in her play is‚ "What

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    Randolph-Chernis  Course: HUM3310: Interpretation of Fiction Assignment: “A Raisin in the Sun” Research Paper Due Date: 02/07/15 Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun: The comparison of analysis The struggle of equality between black and white communities has been a long and tiresome road. Since Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” is a conflicting short story‚ play‚ and film many people has analyzed Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and have come up with different views or understandings as

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    TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY A Raisin in the Sun: The Pursuit of Afro- American Dream A Thesis Submitted to the Department of English‚ Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences‚ Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus‚ Tribhuvan University‚ in the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English By Tanka Prasad Paudel Roll No.: 294/ 063 T. U. Registration No: 6-2-2-1201-2001 March 2011 Paudel i Tribhuvan University Ratna Rajya Laxmi Campus Department of English Exhibition

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    Lauren Gault Mr. Russell AP Literature 22 Feb 2011 A Raisin in the Sun The play and the production of A Raisin in the Sun are comparable in multiple ways. After reading the play and watching the movie‚ there are many things that don’t exactly match up to one another causing the audience to develop a bias about several things that could use some reviewing. With all intentions‚ Hansberry worked delicately to choose the right actors to fit the parts in the movie production. Although Hansberry

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    English II Drama Essay: Option 4 “A Raisin in the Sun” Life‚ as well as literature‚ is full of characters. Every character that we come in contact with‚ real or not‚ is trying to find a better way of life. Walter and Beneatha from‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” are two characters in specific who are hoping‚ striving‚ and fighting for a better life‚ not just for themselves but for their families as well. “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959‚ is a very inspiring work of art

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    always be here to love‚ and to take care of you. Family is important son. They are gonna be the ones there for you when everyone else leaves. I am not mad at you‚ for what you told your father. I would just like to understand why you told him that.” “Mama‚ I told him that because I was scared. “ He told me what really happened. He tried to catch a ride on the back of a cab‚ and ended up getting dragged for a couple of

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