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    While reading acts one and two in the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the reader was able to determine the difference in the mindsets of the three generations of women in the Younger’s household. The three women in this story were Mama‚ (Beneatha and Walter’s mother) Ruth‚ (Walter’s wife and mother to Travis) and Beneatha (who was single and had no children). These women were all at different stages in their lives as well as being from different generations. Therefore these women completed

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    A Raisin in the Sun is the play that we recently finished in English Class and was really interesting in terms of lively and everyone felt passionate with their role in the book. One of the characters I felt that really grew throughout the book was Walter Younger Jr. In the story he is the only son of Walter Younger Sr.‚ who passed away‚ and is the man of the house and also the father of Travis. His wife is Ruth and she is basically the lady at home doing the chores and she also works in other people’s

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    for the last 50 years? For a similar reason why A Raisin in the Sun and The Zoot Suit were famous for. All these three play are based on racism and prejudice against an individual because of their sex‚ skin color‚ religion and sex preference. Human creature tends to fear things that are unknown and if someone or something that is different than them‚ their reaction to solve the problem would be hatred toward that individual. Which led to racism and prejudice toward other because of the sex‚ skin

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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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    Final Graded Discussion Questions for  A Raisin in the Sun    Wednesday‚ March 25‚ 2015   Directions: ​ In order to get full credit in the Graded Discussion (Assessment ­ basically your  mid­term exam)‚ you must ​ complete each prompt​  in detail using quotes from the play as  support where appropriate.  Each answer must be at least three (3) bullet points.     You may prepare for the discussion with a partner; identify your planning partner at the top of  your discussion notes.     1.   What external factors hindered

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    In Lorraine Hansberry’s drama‚ A Raisin in the sun‚ Lena Younger‚ or also known as‚ Mama‚ is characterized by a strong noble women. Mama devotes her love and passion to her children‚ her family‚ and God. Mama strived to keep her family strong and unified because material things could never trump the love for family. Before the drama starts Mama’s husband dies and they are waiting to receive a $10‚000 life insurance check. When the check came in‚ and she held it in her hand‚ she felt mournful. That

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    A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is realistic fiction in which the play’s title and characters represent the play’s themes. The play focused on black Americans struggles to reach the American Dream of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness during the 1950’s and 1960’s. the idea of everyone having a the chance to achieve a better life should exist. Hansberry created her title using a line from Langston Hughes poem “ A Dream Deferred”. The original poem was written in 1951 about Harlem

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    freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success‚ achieved through hard work. However‚ can prosperity and success be achieved by everyone or do certain ethnic groups have discriminatory barriers limiting their success? In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry it becomes painfully clear that African Americans have to deal with racial prejudices complicating the completion of their desired dreams of a better prosperous future. Even though‚ the diverse

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    Dreaming of a good life but living with a hated one‚ how do you cope? Being an African American in A Raisin in the Sun shows Walter having so many dreams but a life that he cannot get out of. Walter hated his life‚ he was very unhappy with how he had to live when white people were so well off. He tried so many ways to forget his problems but he just could not. Walter feels completely trapped in his life style but deals with it in ways that sometimes hurt the family. The problems in Walter’s life

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    In the the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry there is a strong presence of gender roles in the Younger family. The play takes place in the southside of Chicago‚ in mid-late 1950’s. At the time social injustices‚ like racism and sexism‚ were big controversies. Most of the country was focused on these issues. These issues were worse in the South but luckily this book takes place in Chicago‚ so the conditions the Younger family are in are not as rough as they could be. The family

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