A RAISIN IN THE SUN READING GUIDE Act I‚ Scene 1 (1) In what city does the play take place? The play takes place in Chicago’s south side. (2) The living room setting seems overtaken by weariness. Name two details that suggest this. -Crocheted doilies and couch covers hide the worn upholstery. -Tables or chairs are placed over the frayed carpet. -Carpet is dull and faded. One small window allows in the only light in the small apartment. (3) Two references are made to a check early
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Walter in “A Raisin in the Sun” has a problem with his family. Since Walter’s family is going through a depression‚ the reader can expect the Water Lee family is facing internal conflicts. An internal conflict is a problem that deal’s with a person’s emotions. Walter Lee has a major internal conflict with money which leads to other problems with his family.At the beginning of the play Travis who is Walter’s son wanted an amount of money but Ruth kept refusing to give him that amount of money but
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birth we are each given a place to fill in our family. The problem comes when we don’t know how to live in our place. Then a person gets lost trying to fill another role because they are not satisfied with where they are. The characters in A Raisin in the Sun are members of a family that have to deal with a member who no longer knows his place in the family and goes on a personal journey to find one. The play’s main character‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ is struggling with his identity. Thrashing around drowning
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Journal – A Raisin in the Sun/ A Dream Deferred This poem resonated with me more so than any other so far. It starts out with a simple question about a dream that gets put off and the raisin is a metaphor for the dream or idea that is perished in the blazing sun. The writer uses such vocabulary to ignite all senses to describe the raisin as decaying‚ festering and stink like rotten meat. IT seems as so the dream is the source of pain for the writer and the ills that accompany the chasing
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individual identity. Although the patterns of white dominance over blacks have not disappeared over time‚ they have changed in this regard. In the 1900s‚ blacks were finally express their own identity‚ and were not held back by whites. The play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ exemplifies this. The play only provides a glimpse into the life of the Younger family and those they interact with‚ as it takes place over a short period of time. However‚
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better place. While other people dream of horrible things that could ruin their lives and others. So today when we look at these three different pieces we will analyze the different types of dreams and the way they affected people. In the play A Raisin in the Sun
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Literary Analysis - A Raisin in the Sun In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger ’s are a poverty stricken‚ African American‚ extended family of five living in a small apartment in Chicago during the 1950 ’s. The mother‚ Lena receives a life insurance check for her deceased husband for ten thousand dollars and wants to use a portion of it to create a better life for her family and buy a home. The play covers the different ideas that each family member has in regards
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A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry. The play takes place during the 1950s with the Younger family. The Younger’s live in a cramped apartment on the south side of Chicago. The Younger’s are excited this particular morning because of the arrival of the ten thousand dollar check coming in to the family because of the death of Walter Younger Sr. Ideas clash on how the money should be spent. Walter Lee‚ the protagonist‚ wants to invest in a liquor store‚ while his sister Beneatha
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is a play set in the South Side of Chicago‚ in the late 1950’s. The play follows the lives of a poor‚ urban‚ African-American family‚ the Younger’s‚ during a period of heightened racial discrimination in the United States. In this passage‚ the matriarch of the family Lena Younger‚ also known as Mama‚ is arguing with her adult son Walter‚ about what to do with a windfall to be acquired from a life insurance policy on her deceased husband. This quote reflects
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Minor characters in the book “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ they have important roles that contribute to the development of the theme and the impact they have on the story. One of the characters‚ Travis‚ is one of the most important characters that have an effect on the family as a whole‚ even though he is not the main protagonist. Another minor character like Bobo‚ for example‚ is extremely important to the story since he was part of the whole conflict which occurs at the end. These minor characters provide
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