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    A Raisin in the Sun – Mama     Mama has dreams for her family to rise from poverty and live in a better and bigger place and also for them to continue to grow together as a family. Mama has a plant that she also cares for. She takes care of this plant as if it was one of her own children. Mama’s children also have their own dreams and their own plans on how to attain those dreams. The family’s competing dreams are emphasized by Hansberry’s recurring use of the motif--Mama’s plant.  In the

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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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    Lorraine Hansberry discusses many difficulties people faced in the 60’s and 70’s in her play “A Raisin in the Sun”. It showcases a struggling Chicago family battling poverty‚ sexism‚ and racism. The play’s accurate representations lead to winning the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. However‚ one topic that the play seemed to brush over was the lifestyles of U.S. women in that time period. Career‚ education‚ and finances have been obstacles for women‚ unlike men. Back then‚ every woman was expected

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    A raisin in the sun (2008) Textual Analysis Task:- The film ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ (2008) is the hybridity genre of comedy and a realist drama. Its setting is a small apartment in Chicago‚ in the 1950s at times of racism segregation and also segregation towards women. The situation is that the protagonist is the film wants to be rich. The target audience for this film would be from the age of 18+ as I feel it is directed more to the older people in society although the film is a PG. Its demographic

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    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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    believe someone who has a change in anyway‚ whether it’s in heart o anything else‚ for good has grown and become dynamic. Dynamic is characterized as a constant change in activity or progress. Perhaps the most dynamic character in Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is Beneatha because of her change in identity‚ career‚ and love. The first reason why I believe she is the most dynamic character is because of her change in identity. During the beginning of the play Beneatha had straight hair‚ along with everyone

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    A Raisin in the Sun is a drama‚ a play‚ and a book that can reshape the way you think about people who are important to you. This magnificent story symbolizes how a family can go through a rough patch and at the end of the day continue to love and aid each other despite the circumstances. The Younger’s believe that family is important whether they say it out loud or throughout their actions. In the story Ruth finds out that she is expecting a baby. She contemplates an abortion‚ not because she wants

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    A Raisin in the Sun is written by Lorraine Hansberry. The author wrote this because when she was younger she experienced this. In this play‚ there are struggles that are going on. For example‚ discrimination and segregation. The family is currently living in a small apartment and are not rich but the characters Mama and Walter try to make everyone happy. The setting is in Southside Chicago. The two characters that have influenced the plot so far are Mama and Walter because they have been involved

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    Beneatha’s Dreams Ended in Success By: Nicole Crews One could say that a raisin in the sun could represent a dream being deferred at least Langston Hughes believes so. This title is aimed toward the father’s dream to have a better life for his family. Although‚ I feel this fairly depicted Beneatha Younger’s drive‚ ambition‚ and success in the shadow of her failing family. The play‚ a raisin in the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry. Throughout the play‚ Beneatha remained the most educated and

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    Vasile Tudor Garbulet Professor R. Boyd English 2331 6 January 2013 A Raisin in the Sun ~ sequel by Vasile Garbulet ~ -Well Mr. and Ms. Kelly‚ this is the house. It has three bedrooms‚ a large kitchen‚ a living room with chimney and a beautiful backyard with lots of flowers. -Indeed Mr. Younger‚ this is a beautiful house‚ but tell us more about it. You said you’re the son of its previous owner. And did you live here for the last ten years? -Yes. My grandmother paid ten years ago a down payment

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