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    In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger family is faced with many big issues and themes that affect African Americans in the 1950’s. These overlying themes appear in the form of individuals in the play‚ even for those characters that play only minor roles. George Murchison‚ Willy Harris‚ and Mr. Lindner each represent different obstacles that the Younger’s must overcome in order to follow their dreams and trust what is in their hearts. This is Hansberry’s way of telling

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    Drama 160 Term Paper: Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun is a monumental play in the theatrical world. Produced in 1959‚ it became the first play written by an African-American woman to hit the stage and was later nominated for several Tony Awards. The play touched many controversial themes of the time including racial discrimination and poverty. The design of Raisin in the Sun‚ including scenic‚ costume‚ lighting‚ and sound elements‚ were crucial to developing the plot

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    Weissmann   The dreams of the characters in the Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry illustrated the theme of Langston Hughes poem. Lena‚ Walter‚ Ruth‚ and Beneatha all lived under the same roof‚ but their aspirations were all different. Being the head of the house‚ Lena just wanted her children to live the lives they imagined for themselves. Walter’s dream was to invest his mother’s money in a liquor store and to create a better life for his son Travis. Beneatha in the other hand wants to use

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    Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a stunning piece of African-American theater‚ an homage to a complicated mix of a family’s coming-of-age story and the issue of racism during the era of segregation. The raw‚ unflinching glimpse into the inner lives of the Youngers is at once as painfully intimate as it is arresting; so many of the characters are at first glance self-centered‚ yet they remain hauntingly entreating. It is impossible to deny the masterful composition of their individual

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    In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun‚ actions to pursue the American Dream consistently move the play forward. Lorrain Hansberry produced this play in order to illustrate the importance of dreams in the everyday lives of ordinary people. The play begins at a time shortly after World War II‚ and the audience begins to become familiar with one of the many families who are struggling with money. Due to the state of the economy at that time‚ the play centrally focuses on American Dreams of a better

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    Dreams Deferred in Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry‚ the author of A Raisin in the Sun‚ supports the theme of her play from a montage of‚ A Dream Deferred‚ by Langston Hughes. Hughes asks‚ "What happens to a dream deferred?" He suggests many alternatives to answering the question. That it might "dry up like a raisin in the sun‚" or "fester like a sore." Yet the play maybe more closely related to Hughes final question of the poem‚ "Or does it explode?" The play is full of bombs that are explosions

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    A Raisin in the Sun Dreams and goals are a big part of every day life. People need dreams and goals to survive. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the characters all have different dreams and goals that they’re trying to accomplish. Without dreams and goals people settle for what they have and don’t strive for anything higher. In the beginning of A Raisin in the Sun Walter Lee is trying to convince his family that his dream to invest in a liquor store will help them in the long run

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    The relationship after the check gets worse; Walter wants the money to invest in a liquor store. At this time‚ Beneatha is afflicted by the wealth considering that she would like it for her education. She claims her mother can do whatever she wants with the money‚ as if she has her mom’s best concern at heart. Explaining to Walter‚ how the money belongs to their mother and she can decide on how it will be used. The family is very dependent on the money‚ they conjured a plan on how they would spend

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    Dreams‚ hopes‚ plans‚ race‚ and pride these are just many of the themes in the play A Raisin in the Sun. The play is about the Youngers an African American family who live in the South Side of Chicago. The Youngers were a big family there was Ruth Younger‚ Travis Younger‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ Beneatha Younger‚ and Mama Younger. All of them lived in a small crammed apartment that was in a poor neighborhood. The Youngers got a check in the mail for $10‚000 and that was their chance to move into a bigger

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    The Theme of Money is not Everything in the Lorraine Hansberry‚ A Raisin in the Sun. In Lorraine Hansberry’s drama A Raisin in the Sun the round characters‚ which are the Younger family is finding out the hard way that wealth can be found in other forms than money. In this play the low class Younger family is shown through bad experiences that material things are worthless. One of the main characters Lena Younger also known as Mama‚ lost her husband and is waiting for the arrival of the

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