A Raisin in the Sun portrays the life of the African American working class in the 1950s. The Younger family worked endlessly to achieve the American dream; they thrived off the 10‚000 dollars that their father worked to death for. Each character has a big dream of buying a new house‚ investing in a liquor store‚ or going to medical school along with the Caucasian society. Money is the source of all the Youngers family dreams; however will they‚ will able to handle the wealth? Between Ruth‚ Walter
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Everyone knows that feeling where they will do anything they can do make their dream/dreams come true. The Younger family knows this feeling all a little too well. Walter Lee‚ the main character in this play‚ had the dream of going into the liquor business and never having to worry about money again. When the Mama and the family get a check in the mail for $10‚000‚ Walter tries everything in his power to succeed his dream. But when a series of unfortunate events occur‚ Walter has to figure out
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I called walter for supper late that evening‚ He spoken back and said “ I’m not hungry.” I was thinking about what he said because he has not ate all day. I called him a repeated time and said “come down to the kitchen “ My husband was already sitting at the table with his meal ahead of him. Walter was walking pretty stiffened looking but i did not mind it. His father ask “ What’s wrong with you‚ boy?” Walter talk back as his common answer “Nothing.” My husband said the same thing just his tone
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A Raisin In The Sun‚ a play written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ follows the journey of Walter Lee as he follows his dream‚ but ultimately ends up prideful of his family and heritage. Walter has a dream for most of his life‚ to earn a great profit that could greatly benefit him and his family. Then‚ Walter gets taken advantage of‚ and Willy Harris steals all of his money. Because he no longer has any money to provide for his family‚ Walter becomes filled with dread and great fear for his confrontation
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Beneatha’s Diary Dear Diary‚ I have decided that my true calling is to be in my country. Joseph Asagai has asked me to journey with him to Africa‚ back to his homeland. After much consideration‚ I have decided to go. I am so excited about going to Africa. I want to learn and see the customs of my people. With my education finished‚ I am ready to leave with Asagai. Dear Diary‚ Asagai and I have only been here in Nigeria only a short time. In the past few days much rejoicing and celebration has taken
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ever reaching their full potential. Therefore‚ Blacks must go through White supremacy and stereotypes on a daily basis in order to survive. This is evident in the novels and stories read in our African-American Literature course. First‚ in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger family is denied its rights of freedom when the Welcome Committee does not want them to move into their new home in the White neighborhood. Second‚ in The Emmett Till Murder Case‚ by Douglas O. Linder‚ Emmett
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry explores the struggle of the Younger family‚ with aspirations of a better future whilst dealing with poverty‚ racial oppression‚ and tensions within the household. The Youngers finally have a chance to lift these burdens as they receive a ten thousand dollar check‚ and Walter wants to use this money to invest and help his family live a luxurious life. However‚ Walter’s inability to responsibly manage large sums of money causes him to devastate personal relationships
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s drama‚ A Raisin in the sun‚ Lena Younger‚ or also known as‚ Mama‚ is characterized by a strong noble women. Mama devotes her love and passion to her children‚ her family‚ and God. Mama strived to keep her family strong and unified because material things could never trump the love for family. Before the drama starts Mama’s husband dies and they are waiting to receive a $10‚000 life insurance check. When the check came in‚ and she held it in her hand‚ she felt mournful. That
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What is Wealth? In a Raisin in the Sun and Clybourne Park there were a lot of things that ran almost parallel with both books. Of course‚ first would be the house that Lena bought moved into at the end of A Raisin in the Sun but even deeper than that. Both books touched some social subjects that at the time of A Raisin in the Sun’s release were rarely mentioned by an African-American especially a female African-American. The subject that grabbed my attention was that every main character had
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A Raisin in the Sun Lena Younger (Mama) Lena Younger (Mama) had dreams of buying a house with her husband and having a garden of her own; “…you should know all the dreams I had ‘bout buying that house and fixing it up and making a little garden in the back-And didn’t none of it happen‚” (1782). Mama wants to her family to remain respectful of one another and of her and wants the insurance money from her husbands death used in a way to help keep the family together; “I don’t ‘low no yellin’
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