acclaimed A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ features this type of character in Walter Younger. Walter Younger‚ a man striving to push his family into the middle class‚ whether the attempt is risky or downright controversial. Some characters will make questionable decisions‚ and these decisions could lead to fortune‚ or failure. In a segregated 1950s Chicago‚ a small African-American family lives in a small 3 room apartment in a crowded apartment building. Award-winning A Raisin in the Sun‚ by
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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 kitchen for the last three years to help put clothes on her back?” Walter says this to Ruth to show Beneatha that he and Ruth have been working as servants to help
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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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Exquisite examples yielding this topic of class discrepancies can be found in a renowned play by Lorraine Hansberry entitled‚ "A Raisin in the Sun"; the first play written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway‚ along with Hansberry being the first African American to be honored with the New York Drama Critics Circle Award (Hansberry 347). The play tells the story of the
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teacher‚ having a family‚ or becoming a professional dancer. Dreams that people have when they are awake are their goals and what they want in life. The characters in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun dream and express their dreams throughout the entire play. Dreams are very important in A Raisin in the Sun. The characters dreams and passions are what drives the play. Although the importance of family plays an important role in the Younger’s decision to move into the house in Clybourne
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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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Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun themes‚ symbols‚ and characters can be compared. Both A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar were written for the stage; therefore their characters become more obvious and more thoroughly portrayed than in a book‚ for example. Even though‚ these works were written by far different authors and in different centuries their similarities and differences are evident. In both A Raisin in the Sun and Julius Caesar themes‚ symbols‚ and character
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A Raisin in the Sun “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is a play centered around an African-American family on the Southside of Chicago set after World War II. This groundbreaking play was the first of its kind revolving around the race relations of the middle of the twentieth century. This play has won over many hearts and minds with its intense drama and relevant storyline. This play’s title is off the poem “Dream Deferred” by Langston Hughes‚ where Mr. Hughes contemplates on what happens
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Act I Scene One 1. Why did Walter ask Ruth what was wrong with her? 2. Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis the money? 3. Who are Willy and Bobo? 4. Walter said‚ “Damn my eggs…damn all the eggs that ever was!” Why? 5. Who is Beneatha? 6. Why did Beneatha say she wouldn’t marry George? 7. What was Beneatha’s attitude towards God? 8. What happened to Ruth at the end of Act I Scene One? Act I Scene Two 9. Who is Joseph Asagai? 10. What did Ruth find out in the doctor’s office? 11.
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In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the characters Walter and Mama influence the plot the most. Walter feels as though nobody understands his dreams and he makes everyone feel bad about what they have done. While Mama buys a house for the family and it leads to a conflict between her and Walter separating the family even more than it already was. Walter is one of the most influential characters because he argues with or insults his family for not supporting his dream. One thing
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