performance texts from the course syllabus may be adequate selections‚ A Raisin in the Sun is the best choice to complete the Witrz 2015-2016 season. A Raisin in the Sun is the best as it provides casting opportunities for minorities‚ is relevant to northwestern‚ and addresses issues differing from those recently explored. There is currently a lack of casting of minorities in the Wirtz shows at Northwestern; doing A Raisin in the Sun would increase the number of roles that are historically cast as
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Brianna Nichols Per.1 11-10-12 A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a truly exquisite piece of literature that has influenced readers‚ young and old‚ for generations. It gives us a very realistic view of racial tension‚ as well as the socioeconomic struggles‚ African Americans faced during the late 1940s-50s. In this play we meet the Youngers‚ a lower-class‚ diverse-minded‚ African American family simply trying to survive in 1950s South Chicago. Together they
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Raisin in the sun was written in 1957 and first produced in 1959.The author of this book is Lorraine Hansberry. The setting is in South Side‚ Chicago . The characters are Walter‚ Ruth (Walter’s wife)‚ Beneatha (Walter’s sister)‚ Travis (Walter’s son)‚ and Lena Young the mother of Walter and Beneatha. Throughout the play is she known as mama. While others in life are chasing stars or love the characters in this book were chasing their dreams. They were trying to seek a better future that almost
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Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a stunning piece of African-American theater‚ an homage to a complicated mix of a family’s coming-of-age story and the issue of racism during the era of segregation. The raw‚ unflinching glimpse into the inner lives of the Youngers is at once as painfully intimate as it is arresting; so many of the characters are at first glance self-centered‚ yet they remain hauntingly entreating. It is impossible to deny the masterful composition of their individual
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“I Have a Dream‚” says Martin Luther King Jr. in front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28‚ 1963. This is the day when people listen and understand the horrors of segregation and attempt to end it. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” the Younger family is going through the daily trauma of being an African American family during the 1940s to 1950s. The family of five live in a cramped apartment in Southside Chicago and they wait for the $10‚000 check from the health insurance to
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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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believe in themselves. One cannot count on money or others for them to pursue their dreams. In the novel “ A Raisin in the Sun” Lorraine Hansberry exemplifies that what you on to is the vision of what happens to people who has the wisdom and passion of their dreams coming true. But those who don’t are constantly being deferred and their dreams are like a dried up raisin the sun. “A Raisin in the Sun” is essentially about dreams‚ as the main characters struggle to deal with the oppressive circumstances
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A Raisin in the Sun uncovers the hardships within the black community and how to deal racial oppression of the white community. Through a character named Asagai‚ the play shows how to appreciate African Heritage. This play was a major breakthrough in the arts for blacks because for the first time there is a black family on stage. Through this play Hansberry touches on major issues‚ such as racism‚ discrimination‚ poverty and even abortion (at a time when abortion wasn’t even legal). A Raisin in the
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A Raisin in the Sun Essay The American Dream is an ideal that all Americans hope to achieve during the span of their lives‚ and is described as a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals (Dictionary.com). This ideology is what effectively contributed to an American’s drive to achieve prosperity‚ especially in the twentieth century. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger family strives to reach their own American Dream‚ but struggles to do so as a result
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Corruption Interpreted in A Raisin in the Sun The play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry was written to portray the lives of African Americans during the great depression era of the United States. This story is about a family’s struggle with money‚ prejudice‚ life and how obstacles can get in the way of accomplishing a dream. The story A Raisin in the Sun money has the ability to corrupt people as shown when Walter invests money into a liquor store‚ when he walks away from his wife
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