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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Dreams Deferred in Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry‚ the author of A Raisin in the Sun‚ supports the theme of her play from a montage of‚ A Dream Deferred‚ by Langston Hughes. Hughes asks‚ "What happens to a dream deferred?" He suggests many alternatives to answering the question. That it might "dry up like a raisin in the sun‚" or "fester like a sore." Yet the play maybe more closely related to Hughes final question of the poem‚ "Or does it explode?" The play is full of bombs that are explosions
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is a play that portrays the life of the Younger’s‚ a poor African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. The play opens as Mama‚ the elder of the family‚ is waiting for a $10‚000 insurance check from the death of her husband. Once the check arrives‚ the family struggles to decide how best to use it‚ but every adult member of the Younger family has their own idea as to how they think the money should be used. As the play progresses
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variety of means. They did this to empower themselves over the blacks‚ as the blacks would no longer feel like a real person with a unique and individual identity. Although the patterns of white dominance over blacks have not disappeared over time‚ they have changed in this regard. In the 1900s‚ blacks were finally express their own identity‚ and were not held back by whites. The play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ exemplifies this. The play only provides a glimpse into the life of the
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Raisin In The Sun Compare and Contrast A Raisin in the Sun is a play about the Youngers family who lived in the South Side of Chicago during the 1950s. During the first scene the Youngers’ are waiting for the check from the now dead Mr. Youngers’ life insurance policy totaling $10‚000. Each character/family member has a different idea about what should be done with the money. The main characters within the story include Mama‚ Walter Lee (Mama’s son)‚ Ruth (Walter’s wife)‚ and Beneatha (Mama’s daughter)
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A RAISIN IN THE SUN READING GUIDE Act I‚ Scene 1 (1) In what city does the play take place? The play takes place in Chicago’s south side. (2) The living room setting seems overtaken by weariness. Name two details that suggest this. -Crocheted doilies and couch covers hide the worn upholstery. -Tables or chairs are placed over the frayed carpet. -Carpet is dull and faded. One small window allows in the only light in the small apartment. (3) Two references are made to a check early
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Racism Essay Have you ever felt like you were getting treated unfair? Well in the book “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry and “Running From Racist” by Suzanne Seixas‚ everyone felt like they were getting treated unfairly because of their skin color. In both of the stories‚ there is racism in people’s homes and communities. In the novel A Raisin In The Sun‚ tThe neighborhood association tried to get the blacks not to move into the neighborhood they want to move in because everyone else
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“Sometimes it’s like I can see the future stretched out in front of me – just plain as day. The future‚ Mama. Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me – a big‚ looming blank space – full of nothing.”(Hansberry 522). One can clearly see how Walter fears that his life will always be a life of nothing. He is overwhelmed by a sense of dread and fears that his suffering will continue on and on forever. Walter was so desperate he often fights and argues with Ruth‚ Mama‚ and Beneatha. Also
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A Raisin in the Sun “Success” Success. Webster’s dictionary defines it as “The achievement of something desired‚ planned‚ or attempted; the gaining of fame or prosperity.”Although to truly understand the meaning of success‚ one needs to understand the relationship between success and goals. Success can simply be accomplishing your goals‚ but can also have a deeper meaning‚ such as personal growth. In the book A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger’s‚ Walter and Lena especially‚
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part of one race‚ they are better than another race. Racism stems from the fact that one believes that their race is superior to other races. Every person will have to deal with the effects of racial differences during their life. For example‚ the narrator in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and Walter in A Raisin in the Sun will have to face the effects of their race. Some people are proud of their race and some are ashamed of their race and want to be a part of the other race. The narrator
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