is a play that directs most of its attention on overcoming obstacles to achieve the “American Dream”. Everyone in the world has their own perspective on what that fantasy is‚ including the characters in A Raisin in the Sun. Through the use of the Younger family‚ Hansberry focuses on the importance of achieving the “American Dream” regardless of the harsh turns and bends of life. Mama has aspirations for supplying her family with a stable lifestyle that she never had. The plant that Mama tends to
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The younger family struggles with money‚ they live in a worn out apartment‚ this setting affects the story a lot because that’s the main reason they are in this story‚ they don’t want to live there anymore so everyone has different ideas on how to get out of
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Library). Lorraine Hansberry is an epitome to African American girls with dreams everywhere. She created a world that many minorities in 1950 experienced; while‚ at other times no one thought any minority would experience what the Younger family went through. The Younger family of five lived in a small compacted apartment. There were many struggles: space‚ sleeping arrangements and bathroom time. Each
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Fifty five years ago Martin Luther King Jr. stated in his famous I Have a Dream speech: “One hundred years later the life of a Negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination.” Racism has plagued this nation for hundreds of years and many unforgivable things have been done‚ but progress has been made and there may be a light at the end of this tunnel of racism. Although King’s words are indefinitely true‚ To Kill a Mockingbird‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ and
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Beneatha unlike Walter‚ was supported by her hard working family and with that developed a sense of entitlement that was demonstrated in many ways throughout the play. She struggles with her identity as an African American woman due to other characters opinions
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the book. One of the characters I felt that really grew throughout the book was Walter Younger Jr. In the story he is the only son of Walter Younger Sr.‚ who passed away‚ and is the man of the house and also the father of Travis. His wife is Ruth and she is basically the lady at home doing the chores and she also works in other people’s kitchens. They live with Mama‚ which is Walter’s mom‚ and also with Beneatha‚ is the sister of Walter‚ that is studying to become a doctor. They all live together
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about a black family including a man named Walter Lee Younger who lives in a two bedroom apartment with his wife‚ Ruth‚ his son‚ Travis‚ his sister‚ Beneatha‚ and his mother‚ Lena (Mama). The family receives an insurance check in the amount of $10‚000 for the death of Mama’s husband. They all have their own ideas as to where the money should go. Mama wants to buy a house to better their lives‚ Walter wants to open a bar with his friends‚ and Beneatha wants to use it for tuition to become a doctor. A
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The role of the black woman in black literature has changed throughout time in several ways. In the past several women in‚ black literature was perceived as dark‚ submissive characters‚ as time progressed‚ the black female began to evolve into a stronger being. Black woman in Black Literature were many a times against the elements of society. “A Raisin in the Sun” depicts few issues black woman in literature faced throughout time; they faced issues such as skin color within their race of gender (light
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1940s-50s. In this play we meet the Youngers‚ a lower-class‚ diverse-minded‚ African American family simply trying to survive in 1950s South Chicago. Together they face economic hardship‚ racial discrimination‚ and the constant struggle to keep a fragile family together as each member searches for their version of the “American Dream”. Hansberry did an excellent job in creating the Younger family to represent lower class African American families in the 1950s. The Youngers live in a rundown‚ two-bedroom
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May 5‚ 2014 Eng- Sunday Evening I have a dream… “A dream deeply rooted in the American Dream.” “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live without the true meaning of its creed: “we hold these truths to be self- evident: that all me are created equal.” “I have a dream that my four children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judge by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” “I have a dream that one day little black boys and black
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