In the play Raisin the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ The family “Youngers” should take the money because it will make their lives better. The money given to them will create more pride and care for everyone. The family is going through tough times because they don’t have a lot of money‚ therefore they could really use the money to support everyone so they have a nice life. In the play i agree with the option of getting the money and using it to support the entire family so they live in pride and joy
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Throughout A Raisin in the Sun‚ Hansberry shows how her characters speak the unconventional South Side Chicago non-standard English. The play centres on the “Younger family” and shows how Big Walter‚ the father has left behind a $10‚000 life insurance cheque for his family. In 1959‚ $10‚000 was a large sum of money‚ considering that the average house in Chicago was sold for $ 7‚500 and a public school teacher’s salary was about $ 3‚000. During such difficult times‚ Big Walter had worked himself to
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Typical housewives of the 1950s were caring mothers‚ and obedient housewives. A 1950s mother put others before herself‚ even in times of despair. It was up to her to hold the family together. Ruth Younger the mom in the drama A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is a very caring and hardworking mother who strives to keep her family above poverty. In times where African American families were discriminated‚ the Youngers faced hardships and were forced to live in Chicago’s ghettos on the south
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“A Raisin in the Sun” is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. It discusses dreams and the difficulties accompanied by pursuing them. It also examines our tendency to commit to a particular mindset‚ and inspire to have loving passion for materialistic objects. Ambition is a prevalent theme that runs throughout this novel. We can witness it through observing all the instances in which Beneatha and Walter‚ along with many other characters‚ are subjected to difficult circumstances. They’re each faced
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Meghan Feenstra August 16‚ 2010 English Honor 9 A Raisin in the Sun Picture yourself as a member of the Younger family. You live in a small house‚ two bedrooms and a bathroom you share with other families. It’s hard to imagine 4 adults and l adolescent living in these conditions‚ but its how the Younger family lived. When the story begins the younger family is anticipating a huge insurance check from the passing of their grandpa. Living in a racist community‚ such as the south side of
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In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry. The author shows Walter’s crave for money with the ambition of him wanting to start up a liquor store‚ but his sole focus is cash. As the story advances Walter grasps the importance of his relatives by not accepting the offer from Mr. Linder‚ but by remaining in the house because it’s fitting for the Younger’s. Throughout the story Walter starts from a man who ties the American dream to achieving wealth who then realizes the value of family
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In the book A Raisin in the Sun the author highlighted the values of a society through the characters who were alienated from the society because of their gender‚ race and class. The younger family current condition and living condition motivated ‚to get a house in a all white neighborhood knowing that her family wouldn’t like it. Living in poverty motivated him to attempt to open his own liquor store. Beneathas current condition based on society stereotype when to simply be a nurse motivated her
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A White Compromise In the short story‚ “Battle Royal”‚ Ralph Ellison uncovers a boy’s fight to maintain his dignity in a world of racial injustice. The first person narration portrays a naïve view of the boy’s values of what he believes is important in life that is only questioned by his grandpa’s firm conviction of dignity. On page 39‚ starting with paragraph 99‚ the text depicts the differences between the two segregated worlds of black and white. The text elucidates the boy’s conformity
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A Raisin In The Sun: Reading Logs Act 1 Day1: Walter approaches Ruth with kindness but Ruth denies him at first. This tells Walter something is wrong and her being upset could foreshadow complications between them. Ruth longs for a new life. Day2: Walter talks about a dream of owning a liquor store. He has the idea of getting some money from his Mom. Ruth denies him and ignores his dreams. They get into a fight on how useless each other are‚ comparing themselves to white people. Beneatha (nicknamed
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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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