pursuit of the American Dream is sought after by many. Most people feel that America is the land of opportunity. Because of these opportunities‚ America gives us a chance to make our dream a reality. My American Dream is to have a good career. Having my dream career is important to me because it will make my life easier‚ help me stay responsible‚ and will never feel like an actual job. If you love what you do‚ then you will never work a day in your life. By having my dream career‚ will
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a different breed of family they had different values and they had morals. They had dreams and they were not going to let anything stop those dreams. The typical attitude of black families in that era was simply‚ your black so you kind of have a cloud of darkness over your head. The screen adaptation showed the bravery and the love that they family had for each other. The screen viewing of A Raisin in the Sun further enhances the viewer’s opinion of the movie; it shows just how the family has
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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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Ambitious‚ independent‚ and hardworking. Beneatha Younger selfish at times believes that she could annihilate her family’s poverty. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry introduces a young strong and very ambitious woman striving to succeed. Beneatha ‚younger sister to Walter Lee and daughter to Lena‚ is a well educated and open minded African American woman who is very ambitious and strives to reach her goal to become a doctor. She will work as hard as possible to overcome her family’s poverty
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without it! This money ain’t no big deal at all‚ to me at least. But to my kids‚ my daughter in law and my dear grandson? I know they all excited ‘bout it‚ they ain’t never seen so much money before – they all got their own big dreams‚ and they all want that money for them dreams. My boy so excited‚ every mornin’ he talk ‘bout that money! He keep sayin’‚ “the money’s comin’ soon Mama‚ the money’s comin’!” I know that boy want to invest in the liquor store with Willy Harris‚ he practically got his
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A Raisin in the Sun Essay Undergoing the obstructions of pursuing a desired dream mentally and emotionally transforms the person within. The play of Lorraine Hansberry‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ justified how the members in the Younger family change while overcoming the challenges of achieving a goal once believed to be unfathomable. Three of the Youngers have shown determination in seeking their own ambition that not only benefitted themselves‚ but also enhanced the family’s welfare. Lena Younger
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is realistic fiction in which the play’s title and characters represent the play’s themes. The play focused on black Americans struggles to reach the American Dream of life liberty and the pursuit of happiness during the 1950’s and 1960’s. the idea of everyone having a the chance to achieve a better life should exist. Hansberry created her title using a line from Langston Hughes poem “ A Dream Deferred”. The original poem was written in 1951 about Harlem
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event. In the play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ there are many examples of symbolism. In this play‚ sunshine‚ Mama’s “raggedy-looking” plant‚ and the new house represent the characters’ happiness‚ relationship‚ and hope. First‚ mention of sunshine is used as a form of happiness. After Mama’s purchase of the house‚ she responds to a question asked by Ruth saying “Yes‚ child‚ there’s a whole lot of sunlight.” Mama says this not only meaning that there is sun rays hitting their house
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The film did a very good job of portraying the emotions the characters were experiencing during the play. The strongest scene in he book would have to be when Walter turned down the money he would get for not moving into the neighborhood . I felt this took a lot of guts on his part. I also thought that this was a turning point in the novel. By Walter not accepting the money it showed that he not only grew through out the play‚ but also that he put many things into perspective. His family became
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happened up to today because of people not accepting the fact that the world was not made for one kind of race to live above the others. This brief fact is both seen the drama play of Lorraine Hansberry written in the time of the 1950’s called “A Raisin in the Sun” and it is also seen in the movie of “Remember the Titans”. Both have very good examples of racial tensions between black and white communities and also portray a true-life meaning to what people sufferer during the bad times of racism. Coach
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