A Raisin in the Sun Lena Younger (Mama) Lena Younger (Mama) had dreams of buying a house with her husband and having a garden of her own; “…you should know all the dreams I had ‘bout buying that house and fixing it up and making a little garden in the back-And didn’t none of it happen‚” (1782). Mama wants to her family to remain respectful of one another and of her and wants the insurance money from her husbands death used in a way to help keep the family together; “I don’t ‘low no yellin’
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abolished the segregation of schools in May of 1954. The desegregation of schools has helped people of all races grow up together in a non-hostile environment where they can develop relationships with people of other races. Throughout the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ Lorraine Hansberry criticizes the racial and discriminatory climate of America in the 1950s and early 60s. It becomes obvious to the reader that the racial tension Hansberry experienced growing up reflected on the way her literature is
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Why they all so excited about that insurance money? Since Big Walter passed‚ we’d all known that cheque would come someday. Ten thousand dollars…in my hands. Just a slip of paper in my own bare hands‚ with four zeros written on it‚ clear as clear can be. This money‚ this cheque‚ this one slip of paper‚ could rise this family up‚ or tear it down‚ into pieces‚ pieces and pieces. I don’t know about this money alright‚ it sure will change my family‚ but will it change us for the worse or the better
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I had called Walter for supper and I said “ Walter Supper is ready!” Then he had said to me “I am not that hungry.” I said to him‚ “Boy what’s wrong!” Then he was limping down the stairs and I was thinking what could be wrong with him. Then my husband said “Pull your pants down.” Then me and him both saw that his leg was sore. Then I questioned him “What did you do to your leg?” Then he said “ Well‚ Momma I had decided to get some rope and a hook and to hook myself on the back of a Cab.” I said “Walter
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In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha wants to learn more about her heritage. She wants to get closer to her roots‚ and know more about it. The line‚ “How can something natural be eccentric?” (Hansberry 80 Act two Scene 1)‚ shows off a defensive tone. This quote is said after George tells her that her natural hair looks eccentric. Her defensiveness over her hair shows her determination to be in touch with her heritage. Beneatha cut her hair because she thought it was too Caucasian
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Caleb Gulledge March 19‚ 2014 EH 102:22 Essay 4 Walter Lee The play a Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. This story is about an African American family living in Southside Chicago. In the story‚ the family goes through many hardships especially when it comes to money. The Younger family lives in an overcrowded apartment which has very little room for all of them. There is a $10‚000 check coming from the insurance company for Walter Lee’s dad’s death. He is the man of
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” she does a great job of intertwining Langston Hughes’ poem “Montage of a Dream Deferred‚” to incorporate her underlying theme of dreams. In his poem‚ Hughes asks "What happens to a dream deferred?" and then goes on to list the different things that might happen to a person if his dreams are put "on hold." His overall point is that whatever happens to a postponed dream is never positive. Meanwhile‚ the question Hansberry poses in her play is‚ "What
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A Raisin In The Sun Amber Fields There are many themes used in “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ which is based on the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. Two of the major themes I noticed while watching it was the value of dreams and the importance of family. All of the members of the family has a separate‚ personal dream for their life. Beneatha wants to become a doctor‚ for example‚ and Walter wants to have money so that he can afford things for his family. They struggle to attain these dreams throughout
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a doctor. Due to money constraints‚ Vivien Thomas had to leave his first year of college. The hardships that Vivien Thomas and the nine high school students from Little Rock‚ Arkansas had to face were a lot like the Younger family from “ A Raisin in the Sun” had to face. II. Body Discussion: Vivien Thomas’ decision to leave his first year of college to is a lot like the Younger family’s financial situation towards paying for Beneatha’s medical school. “Don’t you get up and go to work in somebody’s
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The Younger family in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is an African American family living in the 20th century in a cramped apartment‚ dealing with racial prejudice and discrimination. During A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger family struggles to live in a cramped‚ overpriced apartment while facing challenges and tension in their new neighborhood; the historical context of Lorraine Hansberry’s play reveals the controversy of segregation. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ factors
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