Struggling for Opportunity In the 1950’s‚ black Americans were considered separate but equal. However‚ that was not how they were treated. They were still treated with disrespect and kept in a low social status. In the play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” Lorraine Hansberry brings forth the struggles that were faced by black Americans living in Chicago in the early days of the civil rights movements such as job discrimination‚ housing discrimination‚ and unequal educational opportunities. One struggle
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Dreams in the Raisin in the Sun In Lorraine Hansberry’s play ‚ A Raisin in the Sun ‚ she uses the Younger family to show that as individuals strive to reach their dreams they often disregard the aspirations of others but they may eventually learn to support one another in attempt to better their lives. In the play Walter Lee was so excited and thrilled to buy a liquor store the one he had always dreamed about‚ but he did not realize that just like he had a dream his wife‚ son‚ mother
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A Raisin in the Sun Would you consider you family to be the most important relationship in people’s lives? A Raisin in the Sun is about a African-American family struggling in poverty. The Younger family has many dreams‚ each individual having their own dream‚ that contradict their relationship as a family. The families troubled issues‚ and high dreams have caused their connection as a family to disjoin. People should consider‚ that the most important relationship in their lives‚ is one with
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In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ an African American family living during the 1950’s in a small apartment deal with many struggles and differences that cause each member of the family to have different dreams. The family is given an insurance check from the father’s death that opens many doors for the family. Although this check opens many doors‚ the family’s thoughts of what they should do‚ do not line up‚ and it is uncertain which door the family‚ as a whole should take
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A Raisin in the Sun Act 2 Scene 3 In the book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Act 2 Scene 3 Ruth started of the scene by dancing in in the family’s house. She’s very excited that they are going to be moving out in a week‚ to live in Clybourne Park. The man (Karl Linder) arrived at the family’s house and he told the family why they shouldn’t move in or buy the house in Clybourne Park. He stated to them that the younger ones will destroy their community because they are black‚ all the residents
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A Raisin in the Sun The American Dream; is it the same for everyone? Lorraine Hansberry shows us the American Dream means different things to different people‚ however‚ in the end; all anyone ever really wants is happiness‚ no matter what that means to them. The characters in this play have hopes‚ dreams and aspirations‚ striving toward their own goals yet coming to the same place and stand up for each other. The American dream is so many things to so many people. It is all based on the culture
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A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun is a story of the Younger Family dealing with racial problems in Chicago slums. Ten thousand dollars arrives in the mail and Lena has to decide what to do with it. Bennie wants it for tuition money‚ Walter wants it for down payment for the liqueur store and Ruth just wants everyone to be happy. So there is three major events happening: (1) Lena decides to buy a house in a white neighborhood‚ (2) Lena entrusts the rest of the money to Walter telling him to
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Rachel Smith Dimmer English 11 April 21‚ 2014 A Raisin in the Sun In my opinion‚ the most prevalent theme in‚ “A Raisin in the Sun” is the real meaning of money because all of the family members have dreams that require money in order for them to be fulfilled. Walter is always trying to get money to open up a liquor store and believes that the only way he can be a successful man is if he reaches this goal. Throughout the book‚ Walter is envious of wealthy people and is somewhat embarrassed
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Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a great example of American struggles in society that African Americans faced during the Civil Rights era. The play tells the story of the Youngers‚ a lower-class black family living in Chicago that struggles to gain middle-class acceptance. The Youngers struggle to achieve their dreams throughout the play‚ and their happiness and depression is directly related to the failure to achieve all those dreams. In the play‚ the Younger family represents the mindsets
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everyone will achieve their dreams and some‚ because of sad circumstances lose their grip on their dream and fall into a state of disappointment. Langston Hughes poem relates to the dreams of Mama‚ Ruth‚ and Walter in Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun. Ruth has to listen to Walter’s extravagant dreams of being rich and powerful all the time and know that these dreams will never happen. They are very poor and Travis must sleep on the couch because they only have a two-room apartment. Ruth’s
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