: A Raisin in the Sun 1. Main Characters: Ruth Younger‚ Travis Younger‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ Beneath Younger‚ Lena Younger. * Ruth: Ruth is pregnant and she is going to get her unborn child aborted. * Travis: Travis is the only child he loves his grandmother very much so he bought her a garden. * Walter: Walter is married to Ruth he thinks that everything’s against him. He only wants money and doesn’t care about anything else. * Beneatha: Beneatha plans to become a doctor and
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The play A Raisin in the sun is about an African American family with individual dreams. Mama‚ Beneatha and Walter all have different dreams‚ but are relatively all the same. One character in the book who is passionate about her dreams is Mama. Mama is in charge of the household. Mama’s dream is not for herself‚ but for her family. She dreams of giving her family the best life she can give them. All Mama really wants is for everyone to succeed and to fulfill their own dreams to live a happy life
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In 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
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“A Raisin in the Sun” is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. It discusses dreams and the difficulties accompanied by pursuing them. It also examines our tendency to commit to a particular mindset‚ and inspire to have loving passion for materialistic objects. Ambition is a prevalent theme that runs throughout this novel. We can witness it through observing all the instances in which Beneatha and Walter‚ along with many other characters‚ are subjected to difficult circumstances. They’re each faced
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Meghan Feenstra August 16‚ 2010 English Honor 9 A Raisin in the Sun Picture yourself as a member of the Younger family. You live in a small house‚ two bedrooms and a bathroom you share with other families. It’s hard to imagine 4 adults and l adolescent living in these conditions‚ but its how the Younger family lived. When the story begins the younger family is anticipating a huge insurance check from the passing of their grandpa. Living in a racist community‚ such as the south side of
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In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry. The author shows Walter’s crave for money with the ambition of him wanting to start up a liquor store‚ but his sole focus is cash. As the story advances Walter grasps the importance of his relatives by not accepting the offer from Mr. Linder‚ but by remaining in the house because it’s fitting for the Younger’s. Throughout the story Walter starts from a man who ties the American dream to achieving wealth who then realizes the value of family
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In the book A Raisin in the Sun the author highlighted the values of a society through the characters who were alienated from the society because of their gender‚ race and class. The younger family current condition and living condition motivated ‚to get a house in a all white neighborhood knowing that her family wouldn’t like it. Living in poverty motivated him to attempt to open his own liquor store. Beneathas current condition based on society stereotype when to simply be a nurse motivated her
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A Raisin In The Sun: Reading Logs Act 1 Day1: Walter approaches Ruth with kindness but Ruth denies him at first. This tells Walter something is wrong and her being upset could foreshadow complications between them. Ruth longs for a new life. Day2: Walter talks about a dream of owning a liquor store. He has the idea of getting some money from his Mom. Ruth denies him and ignores his dreams. They get into a fight on how useless each other are‚ comparing themselves to white people. Beneatha (nicknamed
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“A Raisin in the Sun‚” Lorraine Hansberry‚ October 1994‚ 1950s Ruth Younger: Walter’s wife and Travis’ mother Walter Lee Younger: Dreamer‚ wants to be rich‚ and makes plans with friends to become wealthy Lena Younger: Walter and Beneatha’s mother. religious‚ moral‚ and maternal Beneatha Younger: Lena’s daughter and Walter’s sister. Attends college and dreams of becoming a doctor Travis Younger: Walter and Ruth’s son Joseph Asagai: From Nigeria‚ proud of his heritage
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two very different authors‚ who wrote two very different works. To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel about how prejudice and discrimination can lead to an innocent man being convicted of a crime he didn’t commit just because of his skin color. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about how the value of a family can overcome racism in a new town and allow a family to prosper‚ even in the worst conditions. However‚ both of these works deal with racism and discrimination in similar ways. Conversely‚ Harper Lee
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