Ántonia (1918) by using the oft brazen sexuality of her female characters. While there are shades of a clearer take on the viability of an independent woman in Lena Lindgard’s aversion to marriage and Antonia’s willful determination as a single mother jilted by her lover‚ Cather uses the increasingly unabashed sensuality of both Ántonia and Lena in the second book of her novel (entitled “The Hired Girls”) as a means by which to capture the wildly independent spirit a woman is capable of successfully
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the Younger family had to live—which was strategic to developing plot conflict. The Younger family lived in a small‚ run down apartment that emphasized their social class. To name a few‚ the wallpaper was discolored‚ the living room couch was old and musty‚ and the only visible bedroom to the audience was merely big enough for the bed. Travis‚ the son‚ was forced to sleep on the couch‚ and it was unclear how much space was upstairs where Beneatha‚ the daughter‚ and the Grandmother‚ Lena‚ slept
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regard to its female characters. The story of the Younger family accurately portrays the strength of family‚ specifically relating to the three female characters. Mrs. Lena Younger‚ Mama‚ is a strong woman in her sixties who has overcome many obstacles in her life with many yet to come. Ruth Younger‚ Lena’s daughter-in-law‚ is in her early thirties‚ and when the play opens the disappointments in her life are evident by her exhaustion. Beneatha Younger is a smart‚ liberated woman in her twenties with
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1.)Jing Mei is the daughter of Suyuan who is part of the joy luck club. When Suyuan dies‚ Jing Mei has to replace her mother at the joy luck club. Jing Mei has to step up and fulfill her mother’s wish: To meet Suyuan’s twin daughters and tell them about Suyuan’s life. Also‚ jing mei’s mother is always criticizing her‚ wich Jing Mei takes as a lack of affection‚ but actually it is because that is the only way for her other to show love. Jing mei is now thirty six years old. Her mother is dead‚ and
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Those that achieve the American Dream are perceived as successful‚ intelligent‚ motivated individuals. The search for self and the quest for an identity become central themes in Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun.” In the play‚ Lena Younger’s children‚ Walter and Beneatha learn what it means to think‚ behave‚ and react like an adult before the conclusion. Walter and Beneatha are searching for their identity in a world that is not going to give them much in the way of achieving
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you fix me up?” Olaf says “yes”‚ he was used to doing that for his other tenants. He hesitates‚ but when he gets back to his office his calls up Lena to have her come over for Jim. When she arrived he made sure to tell her how big and black Jim was‚ Lena just said she could handle him. After that‚ for the entire time Jim stayed there he requested Lena every night. On the sixth night Jim comes in to Olaf’s office commands him to “stand up!” Olaf is paralyzed‚ he thinks Jim is about to attack him
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Walter Lee Younger starts off as an ordinary character that throughout the length of the play transforms into a hero. Walter not only learns the importance of family values‚ self-respect and that money isn’t the only thing there is in life‚ but courage. The quote “money is the root of all evil” can describe this play very well. In the beginning of the book Walter would argue with anyone that money is the most important thing there is to life. He wants to use his mother’s check that her husband
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has to deal not only with the loss of her mother‚ but the unbearable thought that her mother may have taken her own life‚ and the impact of this on her father and younger brother. Numerous characters within the community support the family including Kit’s secret pen pal Lena. Kit’s correspondence with Lena gives her strength. Lena takes an avid interest in Kit’s life which brings them together in a tangled web full of emotion and deceit. It is this relationship that keeps the pages turning
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Raisin in the Sun was to aware the white’s about the African-American dreams in the play. The play revolves around the younger familiy‚ Lena‚ her daughter Beneatha and son Walter‚ along with Walter’s wife (Ruth) and son ( Travis). Beneatha’s dream is made very clear in the play which is to be a docter Ruthe wants her own home Walter wants to own business of a liquior store Lena dreams of equal nights and Travis dream is to have his own bedroom. While they all have dreams‚ the chances of them coming
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statement in the Raisin in the Sun. Which character do you feel deals with disappointment more effectively.” In the play “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ there are two specific characters that are often built up only to be let down‚ Lena Eggleston Younger and Walter Lee Younger. Deferral seems to be an evolving constant in this family. Before even being introduced to a play‚ a tone of disappointment is set by the poem “Harlem”. Something shared in common amongst these two characters are that they both
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