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    Albert Einstein once said “Try not to become a man of success rather try to become a man of value.” A Raisin In the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry in nineteen fifty nine.The play explores the struggles of an African American family to achieve their dreams. In the play Walter Lee Younger Jr. the son of Mama(Lena) evolves throughout the trials and tribulations the family faces in the play. At the opening of the play we see Walter an ambitious man of thirty five years old‚ lacking in the knowledge

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    assigned by Mr. Ferry‚ my English instructor‚ was a chance for me to restructure four pieces of writing I did this year. These revisions are supposed to be an improvement from the original draft. The four pieces of writing I decided to fix: A Raisin in the Sun essay‚ Holden’s voice‚ “Girl” story‚ and a blurb to the James Judd performance‚ Madame Riding Crop’s House of Licoline. I chose to correct these assignments because I really enjoyed writing them. There were many ideas of mine that I wanted to

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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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    Walter Lee younger Character Analysis “You name it son… and I hand you the world” said Walter (678). This was Walter Younger’s way of sharing his dreams with his son‚ Travis. In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” a constant theme of hoping for better and a new life kept coming into play. Throughout the play‚ it is quite obvious that most characters would like to have a little more in life‚ but I think this theme is best shown through Walter. Walter Lee Younger is a middle-aged‚ African-American

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    This book‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Vivian Hansberry‚ tells the story of a lower-class black family’s struggle to gain middle –class acceptance in the Southside of Chicago. The Younger family of five‚ four adults and one child live in a cramped apartment in one of the poorer sections of town. The dream of owning your own business and having all the money you will ever need is a goal held by many in society‚ then and now. Walter Lee Younger becomes obsessed with his dream of a business venture

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    In some plays the experience of an important character changes him or her. In others the experiences of an important character leave him or her almost completely unchanged. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha’s experience with the struggles of identity affect her in little to no way in the play. She changes her mind numerous times and ends up almost the exact same way as in the beginning of the play. Beneatha continually struggles with her identity throughout the play. Her mother

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    Nearly evvery person has a dream. Few fortunate ones‚ such as Martin Luther King‚ are able to live there dream. However‚ there are some unfortunate people who fail to achieve it. Either way one has to accept the reality and if needed‚ move on. There are many stories written in which the importance of dreams is expressed. The most controversial and brave of its time is A raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hanseberry. This play was filmed in 1961 by Columbia Pictures and a new version came out in 2008

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    Loyalty Loyalty is a complicated concept‚ which can be interpreted in many points of views. It is related to many other terms such as love‚ friendships‚ family relationships and many others. Loyalty is most of the time the basis of these other concepts. Without the presence of loyalty a strong relativity can never be built. Other than emotional relativities‚ loyalty is valid for many other areas as well. The dictionary defines the word loyalty as; “the state or quality of being loyal; faithfulness

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    “A Raisin in the Sun”; A Study of Walter Younger “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude” – Oprah Winfery. In the film “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Walter Lee Younger reveals the following three dominant traits which make him a complex character 1) industrious‚ 2) greedy‚ and 3) chauvinistic. Walter displays many dominant traits throughout the movie. In my opinion‚ those there stick out the most. The first dominant

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    Forest Whitaker once said‚ “stereotypes do exist‚ but we have to walk through them”. This can be related to a character from the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry. The character Beneatha Younger‚ an African American woman attending college‚ hopes to be a doctor and be the change. A passionate and ambitious student‚ Beneatha vocalizes her opinion which makes her independent and focused. By achieving her degree‚ it will break boundaries; allowing people to be more open-minded about

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