Conflict in A Raisin in the Sun In the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ the playwright Lorraine Hansberry depicts the life of an impoverished African American family living on the south side of Chicago. The Youngers‚ living in a small apartment and having dreams larger than the world in which the live‚ often use verbal abuse as a way to vent their problems. Many times‚ this verbal abuse leads to unnecessary conflict within the family. The most frequently depicted conflict is that between Walter and
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Madeleine Blanchard October 29th 2014 English 8-6 Mr. Chupka Fifty-six years ago A Raisin In The Sun exhibited many of life’s struggles during the fifties time period‚ but current society faces these same dilemmas. Six decades have proved that little change has been made in the areas of racism‚ abortion and poverty. In some ways the Younger family and the issues they dealt with in the play represent a microcosm of America today. Whether the topic is how abortion is still constantly making headlines
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representation of the white race of that time‚ Walter Lee’s handling Mr. Lindner in A Raisin In the Sun‚ and the oppression of Clay caused by Lula in The Dutchman‚ the very the nature of white and black relations and racism in America‚ and the responses to the oppression‚ that these two characters come to symbolize the great Era that their creators belonged to. While the overall plot progression of A Raisin in the Sun circulates around many characters and their motives‚ goals‚ and ways through which
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A Raisin in the Sun: The play that changed a generation If you’ve ever thought about black history‚ chances are you may have heard of A Raisin in the Sun. Set in the south side of Chicago the story of Walter Younger and his family Ruth‚ Travis‚ and Lena. This story has many connections to the events that was happening at the time of the 1950’s. The author Lorraine B‚ thought this story would not be successful‚ But instead a deep look at society "all art including theater‚ is related
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Why is family the most important relationship to Mama in A Raisin in the Sun? Mama is a character in A Raisin in the Sun who tries to keep everyone together because family is important. She believes it’s the most important relationship because she’s the head of the family‚ she strives for happiness‚ and she wants to follow her husband’s values. First‚ Mama is the head of the family and she makes most of the decisions. The decisions she makes in this novel are for everyone’s happiness. Her decisions
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Julia Nunez English 11 Baptist 4 March 2014 Raisin in the Sun The play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” by Lorraine Hansberry is set in between WWII and the present time. The Youngers family of five has lived their lives struggling for money and now that a $10‚000 insurance check is inherited more problems will arise. The American dream means something different to each adult in the family‚ however‚ Walter and his mothers are so dissimilar they conflict with each other numerous times. Walter spends
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Raisin in the Sun reflects the author‚ Lorraine Hansberry; with the starring Younger family during the 1950s and 60s. Her life was riddled with controversy‚ from her upbringing to the different movements and clubs she participated in. Granting her the experience to reflect the conflict between blacks and whites. She merged the feminist movement‚ The Great Migration‚ and the redlining and covenants into her play with ease. Giving us the opportunity to reenact what it would have been like to live in
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character conflict of the book. The following is seen when walter talks to ruth about his dreams of owning a liquor store and Ruth is seen not wanting to take the risk. Walther then expresses this frustration by being a man and saying‚ “I got to change my life. Im choking to death baby! And this woman says-Your eggs is getting cold”(Hansberry 33‚34). Ruth responds to Walter’s frustration by saying‚ “Walter‚ that ain’t none of our money”(34). Walter is shown above wanting to pursue his dreams of owning
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environment in which family lives can alter and refine the lives of its members. In the drama‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger family face many challenges‚ due to being an African American family‚ living in a small apartment‚ shortly after the World War II. These challenges vary from the amount of space in their living quarters‚ to even simply the abundance of racism. As a result of being an African American family during the 1950’s‚ the Younger family must cope with many vigorous
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Studnicki English 102 Raisin in the Sun Analysis 09-29-2009 The Sacrifice of Walter Lee Younger Throughout the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger family struggles to come together as a family. One of the main impediments in their unity is their differing views on the world. Each character has their own dream and is unwilling to sacrifice that dream for anything. They are afraid of having their dream deferred. Their dreams‚ especially Walter Lee’s‚ break the family apart‚ and it is
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