Alexis Johnson March 18‚ 2014 EN 132 O Analysis Essay Langston Hughes began writing poetry during his high school years. In some of his poems he uses two devices to point out comparisons which are metaphors and similes. In Harlem he uses personal experiences to compare something else such a using the word “or” after the first comparison. He uses five similes in Harlem: “like a raisin in the sun‚ like as sore‚ does it stink like rotten meat‚ like a syrupy sweet‚ like a heavy load”. Then he
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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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Hughes) this is the theme throughout the story. Everyone’s dreams were pushed aside of put back for the greater good of the family‚ or for some outside obstacle they had to overcome. This poem shows the real meaning of the play because it showed the internal and external struggles each one of the characters had. First‚ a raisin in the sun is about the struggle through tough times and racism‚ people’s transformations‚ and following your dreams even when things are difficult. Like the poem mother to
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the fact that one believes that their race is superior to other races. Every person will have to deal with the effects of racial differences during their life. For example‚ the narrator in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and Walter in A Raisin in the Sun will have to face the effects of their race. Some people are proud of their race and some are ashamed of their race and want to be a part of the other race. The narrator is of a mixed background and can pass for a black or white person‚ ultimately
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Many people have dreams and they work very hard in order to achieve them. Some people spent most of their lives focused on making their dreams come true‚ while some people let their dreams consume them and they lose sight in everything else. In the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ the characters each have their dreams and some are more determined to get to their goal than others. Walter likes to dream a lot and is also determined to reach his dream. “Rich people don’t have to be flashy… though I’ll have
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Neill Catangay Professor Diana Thurber May 22‚ 2013 EN210-01 Analysis of “A Raisin in the Sun” "What happens to a dream deferred?" This question‚ posed by Langston Hughes in his poem titled "Harlem (Dream Deferred)‚" is captivatingly answered in the 1961 film adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry’s award-winning play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun”. As one of the first films featuring an all-Black leading cast‚ the film is directed by Daniel Petrie and stars some talented actors and actress such as Sydney Poitier
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The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry depicts an African American family with many struggles‚ and by analyzing their struggles‚ certain lessons and the theme of this drama can be identified. While the family does seem to hold together‚ there are many problems that arise‚ such as having family issues‚ trying to fit into a community of a different race‚ struggling financially‚ etc. By the end of the play it seems as if the family has been able to figure things out a little more‚ but
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Paragraph 2: Con Paragraph Challengers to the idea that hair is the most important word‚ some people believe that money is important because money creates the dreams that are critical to the plotline and 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
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Bart 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
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The Female Role in A Raisin In the Sun Joe b. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is the story of a struggling black family in Chicago. This story embodies Hansberry’s use of strong black women‚ she was a realistic artist‚ fascinated by ordinary and real people with each one clearly and vividly drawn. In this play‚ Hansberry portrays courageous and revolutionary women who share struggles with each other and also with their men. Hansberry speaks loudly about the role women have played
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