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    it would tear them up and put their family up to the ultimate test. In the end‚ the Youngers would realize that as long as they had each other‚ they may not reach The American Dream but at least they had family and respect for themselves. A Raisin in the Sun broadcasts a family that is striving to reach The American Dream‚ an aspiring idea to have a better life with a family‚ security‚ and wealth. In fact‚ a family is one of the most important goals in achieving The American Dream. Family comes first

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    Forward this to all ! Ok so‚ no cheating you have to send this to 10 people boy or girl‚ even if your taken and see what they think 1 your cute 2 your hot 3 your gorgeous 4 we should talk more 5 we should hang out ☺ 6 we should talk on the phone 7 we should party 8 date? ❤ 9 just be friends 10 nudes? 11 I’d give you head 12 I want head from you 13 kiss me 14 I want you to eat me out 15 I wanna eat you out 16 fuckbuddies 17 we should just chill☺ 18 take me back?❤ 19 I

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    Drama 160 Term Paper: Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun is a monumental play in the theatrical world. Produced in 1959‚ it became the first play written by an African-American woman to hit the stage and was later nominated for several Tony Awards. The play touched many controversial themes of the time including racial discrimination and poverty. The design of Raisin in the Sun‚ including scenic‚ costume‚ lighting‚ and sound elements‚ were crucial to developing the plot

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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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    A Raisin in the Sun Lyric Hammersmith‚ London Rhona Foulis posted 14 March 2005 ’What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?’ Langston Hughes’s poem offers food for thought in Lorraine Hansberry’s play about race relations and the disillusionment of the American Dream in 1950s black America. The Young Vic have revived their 2001 production of this landmark play‚ which won its playwright a New York Drama Critics Circle Award at the tender age of 29. Indeed‚ A

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    keep in mind how the audience will react to a new version of a beloved story. An example of this is A Raisin in the Sun‚ which was adapted into a movie in 2008. Lorraine Hansberry wrote the original play and Paris Qualles adapted that play into a TV movie. The main themes of the story are family‚ faith‚ and hope. Following the narrative of a lower-class family living in Chicago in 1959‚ the play deals with racial tension‚ family issues‚ the journey from childhood to adulthood‚ and how each individual

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    are each given a place to fill in our family. The problem comes when we don’t know how to live in our place. Then a person gets lost trying to fill another role because they are not satisfied with where they are. The characters in A Raisin in the Sun are members of a family that have to deal with a member who no longer knows his place in the family and goes on a personal journey to find one. The play’s main character‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ is struggling with his identity. Thrashing around drowning in

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    Beneatha’s Struggles Eleanor Roosevelt once said‚ “A woman is like a tea bag – you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” As carbon matter endures unimaginable heat and pressure to transform into a beautiful diamond‚ so also do individuals experience incredible situations in life‚ which lead to opportunities for personal development. These times of struggle do not always produce the most gracious or picturesque representations of a person‚ but they are often necessary for

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    Langston Hughes film “A Raisin in the Sun” is an excellent example if character versus conflict. Director Bill Dukes focuses on the average African American family in the Harlem Rennaisance times‚ living in the southside of Chicago‚ struggling with poverty and maintaining their dignity. Throughout the film Lena Younger‚ Walter Lee‚ Ruth and Beneatha face inner obstacles with themselves‚ conflict with outsidersm and cherished dreams. These dreams reveal the nature of the character’s longing to societal

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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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