the play A Raisin in the Sun argue‚ the American Dream - which smolder inside all of us - is essentially evil‚ impossible to attain without sacrificing the dreams of others‚ and is‚ in some ways‚ not truly attainable. The main characters in all these pieces strive to achieve their American Dream. Gatsby’s
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Copper Sun‚ by Sharon Draper‚ is a telling of the story of a fifteen-year-old girl named Amari. It tells about her being taken from her home in Africa‚ being sold into slavery‚ her tales in the house she was sold to‚ and her escape. Many strong emotions are displayed‚especially through Amari‚ two that were very brightly displayed were fear and sadness. Fear is a distressing feeling or emotion‚ everyone will feel fear at one point‚ it’s caused by impending danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc. During the story
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“A Raisin in the Sun” because in both the families struggle to attain their “dream”. In “Death of a Salesman”‚ Willy has trouble getting somewhere in life‚ because he thinks the way to do it is though being well-liked and charming. Both of Willie’s sons also struggle to achieve their “dream” because their entire lives Willy made it seem that they were better than everyone else. Because of this mindset‚ they could not accomplish their “dream”. In “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ most of the characters had
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and in Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ A Raisin in the Sun both address the gist of the "American Dream". The term "dream" for Baldwin and Hansberry means going through the worst to realize the best. In Baldwin’s short story‚ Baldwin goes through the worst in life dealing with many hardships. He takes drugs to ease the tensions he has. He realizes what’s best for him is music. Music is what helps him communicate about everything. In Hansberry’s play‚ each character goes through the worst by living in
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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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Everyone knows that feeling where they will do anything they can do make their dream/dreams come true. The Younger family knows this feeling all a little too well. Walter Lee‚ the main character in this play‚ had the dream of going into the liquor business and never having to worry about money again. When the Mama and the family get a check in the mail for $10‚000‚ Walter tries everything in his power to succeed his dream. But when a series of unfortunate events occur‚ Walter has to figure out
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A Raisin In The Sun‚ a play written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ follows the journey of Walter Lee as he follows his dream‚ but ultimately ends up prideful of his family and heritage. Walter has a dream for most of his life‚ to earn a great profit that could greatly benefit him and his family. Then‚ Walter gets taken advantage of‚ and Willy Harris steals all of his money. Because he no longer has any money to provide for his family‚ Walter becomes filled with dread and great fear for his confrontation
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1930’s‚ the idea that a family‚ a home‚ opportunity‚ money and security being available to everyone in the US has been the "American Dream." Unfortunately‚ in reality this dream isn’t really available to everyone‚ not then and not now. The idea of an "American Dream" is examined throughout Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ A Raisin in the Sun as the theme of the play surrounds itself around Langston Hughes’ poem‚ "Harlem" where Hughes examines if dreams shrivel and dry up like a "Raisin in the Sun." Throughout
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I had called Walter for supper and I said “ Walter Supper is ready!” Then he had said to me “I am not that hungry.” I said to him‚ “Boy what’s wrong!” Then he was limping down the stairs and I was thinking what could be wrong with him. Then my husband said “Pull your pants down.” Then me and him both saw that his leg was sore. Then I questioned him “What did you do to your leg?” Then he said “ Well‚ Momma I had decided to get some rope and a hook and to hook myself on the back of a Cab.” I said “Walter
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Optimism is the hopefulness and confidence about the future or the successful outcome of something. As life happens‚ there is no way to predict what is going to happen. Optimism is what keeps the hopes of people alive. Even though these two characters seem the same‚ Lennie should actually be considered more optimistic than Walter because of the dream‚ their family‚ and how they are separated because Lennie displays a more optimistic person. Walter‚ being raised through racism and living through civil
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