provide instant fulfillment to ones dream. Society has encrypted within itself an indirect stereotyping system which has caused a formulation of class differences within all of humanity. Being so‚ certain families‚ and people within those families‚ particularly men‚ are expected to achieve the desires and objectives set by
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The author of A Raisin in the Sun is known as‚ “...the youngest American‚ fifth woman and first black to win the award (New York Drama Critics Circle Award)‚” (Chicago Public Library). Not only did the author make the play a universal drama‚ “A Raisin in the Sun marked the turning point for black artists in professional theater‚” (Chicago Public Library). Lorraine Hansberry is an epitome to African American girls with dreams everywhere. She created a world that many minorities in 1950 experienced;
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Two different men‚ with one shared dream‚ and both of which have different outcomes. In the plays‚ A Raisin in the Sun by Arthur Miller and Death of a Salesman by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the two major characters‚ Walter and Willy are important people with similar personal struggles and a shared dream of making it rich. The characters have similar struggles‚ with the outcome of them pursuing their dreams ending similarly. The characters of Walter and Willy have many common characteristics. Both Willy
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The American Dream is the freedom given to every person in America‚ no matter their race‚ gender‚ culture‚ religion‚ or beliefs and an equal chance at prosperity. The Younger family in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is an African American family living in the 20th century in a cramped apartment‚ dealing with racial prejudice and discrimination. During A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger family struggles to live in a cramped‚ overpriced apartment while facing challenges and tension in their
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Matthew Chun Sophia Tsai Group #8 Literary Analysis-A Raisin in the Sun Symbolism “Eat your eggs”- In the story‚ as Walter was explaining to Ruth about his dream to own a liquor store; Ruth rejected him by telling him to eat his eggs. Through the heated conversation‚ Walter mentions how it was necessary for man to change his life but Ruth would just disregard him by telling him to “eat your eggs and go to work”. This shows how despite all the dreams that Walter has‚ Ruth does not support him in any
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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 the poem‚ Hughes asks: "What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up/ like a raisin in the sun? His lines confront the racist and dehumanizing attitude prevalent in the American society before the civil rights movement of the 1960s‚ that black desires and ambition were unimportant and should be ignored." Her play is
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In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha wants to learn more about her heritage. She wants to get closer to her roots‚ and know more about it. The line‚ “How can something natural be eccentric?” (Hansberry 80 Act two Scene 1)‚ shows off a defensive tone. This quote is said after George tells her that her natural hair looks eccentric. Her defensiveness over her hair shows her determination to be in touch with her heritage. Beneatha cut her hair because she thought it was too Caucasian
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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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without it! This money ain’t no big deal at all‚ to me at least. But to my kids‚ my daughter in law and my dear grandson? I know they all excited ‘bout it‚ they ain’t never seen so much money before – they all got their own big dreams‚ and they all want that money for them dreams. My boy so excited‚ every mornin’ he talk ‘bout that money! He keep sayin’‚ “the money’s comin’ soon Mama‚ the money’s comin’!” I know that boy want to invest in the liquor store with Willy Harris‚ he practically got his
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