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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In Chicago‚ in the 1950’s‚ black families were confronted with many challenges‚ faced much racial prejudice‚ were typically poor‚ working-class families‚ and were not wanted in white communities. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger Family is different‚ they are poor‚ but they are able to overcome that fact and fulfill their dreams‚ despite the prejudice that comes with them. Because the Youngers have a strong sense of pride and loyalty their dreams are achieved by prevailing over their challenges
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To begin with‚ I really enjoyed A Raisin in the Sun. The characters’ interaction shows that no one can tear you down‚ lift you up‚ make you cry‚ make you laugh‚ as intensely as your family can. It is timeless because of Hansberry’s presentation of the familiar interaction of the characters. The dialogues were really good‚ the conversation in the play sounded very natural. Each character is easy to love and easy to find some faults in but at the same time easy to forgive for their flaws and love
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A Raisin In The Sun In this play‚ A Raisin In The Sun‚ the Author Lorraine Hansberry shows how dreams are being chased‚ how important money could be‚ and how the race could make a difference. Everybody may have their own dream‚ different point of view on money‚ and may be a different race‚ but all those terms can be relatable. This Chicago family has experienced it all throughout this play. In the play A Raisin In the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the characters all had their own dreams that
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In “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is about a situation of a young poor black woman who goes to the university to achieve her big dream of becoming a doctor. While going to the university she meets people of different races‚ she meets Joseph Asagai and George Murchison‚ they are both smart and love with Beneatha. Which should beneatha choose joseph Asagai or should she choose George Murchison? Beneatha seeks solution to see what others tell her who to choose. Perhaps someone says to
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A Raisin in the Sun - Money Where money is but an illusion and all it brings are nothing but dreams‚ one family struggles to discover that wealth can be found in other forms. In the play "A Raisin in the Sun‚" Lorraine Hansberry uses the indirect characterization of the Younger family through their acquaintances to reveal that money and materialism alone are worthless. Living in a society where the fulfillment of dreams is based upon material wealth‚ the Younger family strives
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The play‚ A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is about a family that lives in a cramped apartment in Chicago. One of the characters‚ Ruth Younger‚ finds out that she is pregnant. A child is a lot of responsibility and are very costly. The Younger family is stressed as it is‚ bringing a new baby into the mix may not be wise. Ruth struggles with these issues over the course of the play. At the beginning of the play‚ the relationship between Ruth and her children is fairly tense. The Younger
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In the play a Raisin in the Sun‚ the characters have dreams that represent a desire to achieve something‚ to be something‚ and to have something as their own. Dreams represent a subconscious drive‚ which creates the desire to be willing to do whatever it takes to complete that goal. It is a passion that will go unsatisfied without completion‚ that could turn into depression and loss of hope. For Walter Lee Younger‚ dreams are everything. Walter’s character in the play revolves around the hope
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centers around recently widowed‚ Ramatoulaye in the form of a letter to her friend Aissatou. Ramatoulaye discusses her emotional struggle when‚ the traditions of polygamy allowed her husband to marry her daughters friend. Another good read‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ is about the Youngers family who are going through the daily struggles of an African-American family in the 1950’s. The play addresses the money problems Walter Younger goes through and‚ the struggle of being “the man of the house.” The issues
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Conflict is used throughout the story A Raisin in the Sun. One of the main conflicts and conflict characters in the story is between Mama and Walter. Walter is not satisfied with his life because in his mind he hasn’t accomplished his goals‚ and he feels like his future is laid out for him. Also‚ Walter does not appreciate all of the things his family has or how much his family loves him. The fact Walter does not believe he is the man of the house makes him think he is worthless and does not need
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