on human beings when a long-awaited dream is thwarted by economic and social hardships. Each of the characters in A Raisin in the Sun has a dream for which they base their whole happiness and livelihood on attaining. However‚ the character of Lena Younger‚ or Mama‚ differs from the other members of her family. Time after time‚ Mama postpones her dream of owning a house and garden to perpetuate the dreams of her family members. Finally‚ when Mama receives the $10‚000 insurance check‚ she feels
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DRAMA ANALYSIS - by S. Tropnas of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry I. Central Idea or theme of play A Raisin in the Sun is a three-act drama focusing on the black working class Younger family subjected to the emotional stresses of living in a cramped apartment while confronting bigotry and economic hardship. They dream of leaving behind the ghetto apartment they have all lived in for many years. The play’s title comes from the opening lines of “Harlem‚ a poem by Langston Hughes‚ which
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life. Lena Younger‚ the mother and the head of the family is a very strong character. Ruth is the housewife that tries to keep everyone on time for everything. She is a character that tries to keep Walter Lee from getting a hold of the insurance money. The play and film were engaging to the audience‚ because everyone can somewhat relate to this plot. For Walter Lee‚ the money means a chance to live his dream of a businessman. In the film‚ Claudia McNeil acts out the exact personality of Lena
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Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun is a story of the Younger Family dealing with racial problems in Chicago slums. Ten thousand dollars arrives in the mail and Lena has to decide what to do with it. Bennie wants it for tuition money‚ Walter wants it for down payment for the liqueur store and Ruth just wants everyone to be happy. So there is three major events happening: (1) Lena decides to buy a house in a white neighborhood‚ (2) Lena entrusts the rest of the money to Walter telling him to save
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young boy‚ and a young woman who is too open-minded and could never settle down to a life as awful as family life. The terrible mother archetype is defined as “the worst type of maternal figure” and Miss Watson in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Lena in My Antonia are prime examples. These women showcase different types of terrible mothers. Miss Watson‚ on one hand‚ is impatient‚ and when she speaks to Huck‚ she gives only demands‚ such as when she says “‘don’t put your feet up there‚ Huckleberry;’
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Library). Lorraine Hansberry is an epitome to African American girls with dreams everywhere. She created a world that many minorities in 1950 experienced; while‚ at other times no one thought any minority would experience what the Younger family went through. The Younger family of five lived in a small compacted apartment. There were many struggles: space‚ sleeping arrangements and bathroom time. Each
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that reflect the developing idea of independence are Hester Prynne‚ Jim‚ and Walter Lee Younger. The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a novel about a Puritan community that shuns Hester Prynne for doing what she believes makes her independent. Hester Prynne’s original grasp of what independence means is that it means living on
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happy even though they are struggling. Also as they receive the life insurance from Lena’s late husband. It moves on to disruption of equilibrium as when Lena gives Walter the money he loses it in his business. The disequilibrium continues as Ruth‚ Walters wife falls pregnant and is scared to tell Walter. The reinstatement of equilibrium is when Lena buys the house and they are all able to move in and are finally happy.
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A Raisin in the Sun Summary Living in the south side of Chicago a poor African American family had he opportunity to escape poverty. A 10000 life insurance check upon the death of Lena’s husband. Lena has a son named walter. Walter is 35 with a wife and a son. Lena also has a younger daughter named Beneatha. Beneatha Is in college. This money could mean so much for this family and so much more for them individually. So the question in all of this is: what are they gonna do with the money. Walter
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Dreams in the Raisin in the Sun In Lorraine Hansberry’s play ‚ A Raisin in the Sun ‚ she uses the Younger family to show that as individuals strive to reach their dreams they often disregard the aspirations of others but they may eventually learn to support one another in attempt to better their lives. In the play Walter Lee was so excited and thrilled to buy a liquor store the one he had always dreamed about‚ but he did not realize that just like he had a dream his wife‚ son‚ mother
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