Although “A Raisin in the Sun” mainly focuses on the dreams of the main characters‚ Lorrain Hansberry reveals the significance of the minor character‚ which motivates in political focus of many African Americans and develops the thematic messages in the play. Kristin Matthews asserts that “A Raisin in the Sun” reflects the conflicts of the African Americans have had in the mid-century. Matthews reproduces the studies of scholars to examine the racial struggles of home ownership and compares black
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Play Response: A Rasin in the Sun I thought the play "A Raisin in The Sun" was very good because it accurately displayed so many aspects of what life would be like in the 1950’s for African Americans. Full of conflict and racial tension‚ Hansberry creates a strong distinction between her different and unique characters. The main theme of dreams creates conflicts that are evident in the play because the family is aiming for an individual dream that seems to never happen; however‚ in the end‚ they
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Throughout A Raisin in the Sun‚ Hansberry shows how her characters speak the unconventional South Side Chicago non-standard English. The play centres on the “Younger family” and shows how Big Walter‚ the father has left behind a $10‚000 life insurance cheque for his family. In 1959‚ $10‚000 was a large sum of money‚ considering that the average house in Chicago was sold for $ 7‚500 and a public school teacher’s salary was about $ 3‚000. During such difficult times‚ Big Walter had worked himself to
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acceptance but also suffered in life to obtain what they want. For instance it could be said that all of us live a dream. In the theme of Longston Hughes the great poem “A Dream Deferred “ relates to the theme of Lorraine Hansberrry’s play “A Raisin In The Sun” by explaining basically about what happens to a dream when they are put on hold and when we do not make an effort to realize it and we only keep it in our minds and only say that someday we will realize it‚ also at that time as an African-American
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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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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a play about the Youngers‚ a poor black family living in the south side of Chicago. They all have dreams and aspirations. In some cases‚ their dream is so powerful that it is about to explode and in other cases‚ they let their dream lay dormant‚ but every member of the family does have a dream. In the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ Walter‚ Beneatha and Mama are dreaming about a better life in the future; through the achievement and failure of their dreams
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A Raisin in the Sun Study Guide Short Answer in COMPLETE SENTENCES 1. Walter said‚ "Damn my eggs . . . damn all the eggs that ever was!" Why? 2. Why was Mama getting a check for $10‚000? 3. What was Beneatha’s attitude towards God? 4. Why is Asagai’s present to Beneatha appropriate? 5. Why is Asagai’s nickname for Beneatha appropriate? 6. Why did Mama call Walter a disgrace to his father’s memory? 7. What was Walter’s reaction to Mama’s purchase? Ruth’s reaction? 8. What did Mama do
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A Raisin In The Sun A Raisin In The Sun is a play‚ or story written by Lorraine Hansberry about a family‚ the Youngers’‚ living in poor conditions‚ and not being able to afford better. Even though the family is a very hard working family‚ especially Mama‚ Walter‚ and Ruth‚ they just cannot get themselves out of poverty‚ and improve their living conditions. However‚ an opportunity comes along and Mama proves to Walter that it is not just about dreams of a better life‚ but pride and family values
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Heritage is important. In the historical play “A Raisin in the sun” by Lorraine Hansberry heritage is a big part of the characters lives. The story revolves around the Younger’s family who are African Americans living in South side chicago. Despite the fact that they live in a caucasian society‚ the character Beneatha is proud of her heritage. Beneatha shows how the ashanti people are worthy of admiration because they made a big contribution to society‚ It is the roots of who they are‚ they’re admirable
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channeled her anger to a lot of her writings. While Hansberry and her husband Nemiroff were entertaining their friends‚ Burt D’Lugoff and Philip Rose found the play intriguing and made an offer to produce the play on Broadway. The play of A Raisin in the Sun was like no other at that period time‚ the story behind it was about a black family living in the slums of Chicago. They were left to figure out how to spend the ten thousand dollars‚ as each family member were having difficulties on what to
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