1. When I finished A Raisin in the Sun‚ I sat back and reflected on the primary thematic messages the author had shown. One of the themes I came across was the strength of a dream. Throughout the play‚ you are reminded of every dream each character has. Beneatha yearns to have a medical degree and become a doctor while Mama’s dream is for her children to be humble and grateful in a new home. Walter’s dream is to open up a liquor store and make money for his family to have a “better” life. Early
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A Raisin in the sun‚ was the first play by an African American woman to appear on Broadway. The play may be considered as a special one‚ as most of the actors were all back and the director too. “ seem like God did not see fit to give the Black man nothing‚ but dreams. But He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile” (I.i.503). The play narrates the truth about a Negro family in the south side of Chicago. A Raisin in the sun‚ is a commentary on the failure of democracy
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selfish thinking of only himself and not worrying about her dreams.
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Compare and Contrast A Raisin In The Sun Essay In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ and 1961 movie written by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by Columbia pictures‚ one of the most important themes is the American Dream. Many of the characters have hopes and dreams. They all strive towards their goals throughout. However‚ many of the characters have different dreams that clash with each other. Problems seem to arise when different people’s dreams conflict with one another
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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 without
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A Raisin in the Sun: Dependency “Weariness has‚ in fact‚ won in this room. Everything has been polished‚ washed‚ sat on‚ used‚ scrubbed too often. All pretenses but living itself have long since vanished from the very atmosphere of this room.”(23-24) A Raisin in the Sun is a play of dependency‚ where events are dependent on one other events. Monetarily‚ the Youngers depend on the insurance check to rescue them from the weariness and familiarity of their one room apartment. Between all the talk
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The term despair means ‘the complete loss or absence of hope’ which is what South Side Chicago mirrored in the novel A Raisin in the Sun. Just by looking around you could tell that all hope was lost when there’s widespread poverty on Chicago’s South Side. Also by taking a look around the Younger home you can see it in the faces of people -- and the furniture?! On the first few pages opening Act I‚ Scene I‚ the text says “Now the once loved pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself
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Essay: A Raisin in the Sun It is a common notion that money doesn’t buy happiness. Or does it? The classic play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ by Lorraine Hansberry seeks to reflect on this idea. The play recounts the story of the Youngers‚ a poor African American family‚ who are awaiting the arrival of a $10‚000 insurance check. This check arouses great tension and conflict within the family. Clearly‚ money is a central theme in the plot. Each character has a different idea of what to do with
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Referring to the latest version of A Raisin in the Sun (2008) it is set on the Southside of Chicago‚ Illinois. In the film‚ the head of the household is Lena Younger (Phylicia Rashad)‚ who the family calls‚ “Mama.” Mama’s husband‚ Walter Sr. has passed away so a settlement for $10‚000 from his life insurance policy is being mailed to her. Walter Jr. (Sean Combs) and Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan) are Mama’s children and they believe the check should be given to either of them for medical school or an investment
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Paper A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ embodies the struggles of a black family in the 1960’s living in Chicago. Everyone in the Younger family seems to have an ambitious dream that they are all trying to achieve with insurance money earned by Big Walter. Walter Lee Younger‚ the man of the family‚ is a motivated man that is unhappy with his job as a chauffer. He has big dreams of opening up a liquor store to become a businessman so he can diminish his family’s poverty
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