“A Raisin in the Sun”; A Study of Walter Younger “The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude” – Oprah Winfery. In the film “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Walter Lee Younger reveals the following three dominant traits which make him a complex character 1) industrious‚ 2) greedy‚ and 3) chauvinistic. Walter displays many dominant traits throughout the movie. In my opinion‚ those there stick out the most. The first dominant
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Forest Whitaker once said‚ “stereotypes do exist‚ but we have to walk through them”. This can be related to a character from the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry. The character Beneatha Younger‚ an African American woman attending college‚ hopes to be a doctor and be the change. A passionate and ambitious student‚ Beneatha vocalizes her opinion which makes her independent and focused. By achieving her degree‚ it will break boundaries; allowing people to be more open-minded about
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The Influences and Interference of Mama In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ influence and interference plays a role in everyday life. The Younger family occupies a small living space in a boarding house‚ they are always together. Mama is an influence yet interference to the family. The characters that feel this way is Walter‚ Beaneatha‚ and Ruth. Without Mama the Younger family would get nowhere in life. Although Mama did not tell Walter to buy the liquor store
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Albert Einstein once said “Try not to become a man of success rather try to become a man of value.” A Raisin In the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry in nineteen fifty nine.The play explores the struggles of an African American family to achieve their dreams. In the play Walter Lee Younger Jr. the son of Mama(Lena) evolves throughout the trials and tribulations the family faces in the play. At the opening of the play we see Walter an ambitious man of thirty five years old‚ lacking in the knowledge
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a story about a family whose continues to struggle while reaching towards the American Dream. The American Dream is described as “the ideal that every US citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work‚ determination‚ and initiative.” The Youngers are a hardworking family who all have different interpretations of the American Dream. Mama‚ Walter‚ and Beneatha’s shared powerful dreams that give the a look into
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Pursuing the American Dream In A Raisin in the Sun‚ Walter spends his time pursuing a dream of owning a liquor store. He honestly believes in this dream and he believes his dream has come true when he thinks Willy is at the door. He embraces his wife and says‚ “Sometimes it is hard to let the future begin” (Hansberry 2.3.153). Willy soon realizes that his hopes are dashed when Bobo turns out to be the one at the door. He tries to hold on to his dream‚ and tries to explain Willy’s disappearance
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is an object that we all need to get things started in life. In order to fulfill the wants and desires that come with wealth. The American dream consists of wants such as a car‚ a nice house‚ a family‚ and financial security. In the story A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Characters Walter‚ Beneatha‚ Mama‚ Ruth‚ and Travis all have dreams that they want to fulfill and finally have the opportunity to do so. Focusing on three of the characters whose dreams were made more apparent‚ Mama‚ Walter
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Assignment 2 Literary Analysis Essay In- Class Assignment 500+ words 27-28 July 15% Week 4 Literary Analysis Essay • What is it? – Analyzes literary text. How? • By tackling any number of aspects of the content such as the: – – – – Aesthetic Technical Linguistic Thematic (economic‚ political‚ philosophical‚ sociological‚ psychological‚ etc.) • It concentrates and uses the text (not real life) as its base. Literary Analysis Essay • Why do we write them? – To help cement our understanding of
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a dream that is positive. People mainly are selfish dreamers who dream only about themselves but there are some who dream about the world or others such as friends and family. Two examples of these types of dreamers are Mama from the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech “I Have a Dream”. In Dr. King’s speech he brings up that his dream is not only for him but for others with the same problem. He is a caring dreamer‚ one who believes others come first
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In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger family is faced with many big issues and themes that affect African Americans in the 1950’s. These overlying themes appear in the form of individuals in the play‚ even for those characters that play only minor roles. George Murchison‚ Willy Harris‚ and Mr. Lindner each represent different obstacles that the Younger’s must overcome in order to follow their dreams and trust what is in their hearts. This is Hansberry’s way of telling
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