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    Female Role in A Raisin In the Sun Joe b. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is the story of a struggling black family in Chicago. This story embodies Hansberry’s use of strong black women‚ she was a realistic artist‚ fascinated by ordinary and real people with each one clearly and vividly drawn. In this play‚ Hansberry portrays courageous and revolutionary women who share struggles with each other and also with their men. Hansberry speaks loudly about the role women have played in

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    The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ An African American family is struggling in a inadequate worn down apartment trying to make a living. Mama‚ the eldest of the family‚ is going to receive a check for 10‚000 and the family is ecstatic for its arrival. Walter Lee Younger is the most dynamic character in the book. Walter’s character develops from materialistic and greedy‚ to the man that his family wants him to be‚ a leader of the household who values them more than anything. Lorraine Hansberry demonstrates

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    everything‚ these two families don’t believe in “money is the key to happiness ¨ their families work extremely hard for their money and still suffer financially. Death of a salesman written by Arthur Miller and A Raisin in the sun written by Lorraine Hansberry. Both families are in debt of poverty to a point.

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    A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry explores the struggle of the Younger family‚ with aspirations of a better future whilst dealing with poverty‚ racial oppression‚ and tensions within the household. The Youngers finally have a chance to lift these burdens as they receive a ten thousand dollar check‚ and Walter wants to use this money to invest and help his family live a luxurious life. However‚ Walter’s inability to responsibly manage large sums of money causes him to devastate personal relationships

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    Dream. However‚ that specific dream rarely ever comes true. Throughout “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the theme is: Dreams may develop‚ transform‚ or be destroyed‚ without the dreamer having any control. Everybody in the Younger family had a dream and their dreams are reflected in each of the verses in “Harlem.” Lorraine Hansberry conveys the theme through character development throughout the play. Langston Hughes conveys the theme using descriptive smells

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    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 Lorraine Hansberry‚ features

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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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    as fragile‚ like glass‚ and hopes she can find her a gentleman caller to take care of her and the family. In this play‚ Amanda‚ wants the best for her children‚ but should realize that they have their own lives. A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ tries to give readers an overall look of what it feels like to be given a chance to make a difference. The play includes Mama‚ the stronghold of the family‚ her son‚

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    The American Dream in Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun   The idea of the American Dream still has truth in today’s time‚ even if it is wealth‚ love‚ or fame. The thing that never changes about the American Dream is that everyone deserves something in life and everyone‚ somehow‚ should strive to get it. Everyone in America wants to have some kind of financial success in his or her lives. In A Raisin in the Sun the author shows an African-American family struggling to get out of the

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    A Raisin in the Sun Final Essay April 22‚ 2013 Honors English 9B When feeling hopeless‚ one may lose sight of their traditional values and chase flawed or unrealistic dreams. In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ author Lorraine Hansberry‚ uses character Walter Lee Younger to demonstrate a misguided‚ materialistic alteration of the traditional American Dream. Walter Lee‚ in a misguided vision of money as the answer to all of life’s tests‚ forgets traditional family values and instead chases only

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