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    A Raisin in the Sun

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    Travis’ uprising generation all affect their overall perspectives in life because all generations have different meanings to what a dream is and not all generations see the good side of every desire because there is a significant generation gap. Mama Lena is a wise‚ nurturing‚ and old fashioned woman. She has a dream of buying a house in a quiet‚ calming‚ and collected suburban area where she and her family could all live and be happy. “Well‚ I always wanted me a garden like I used to see sometimes

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    ensured that none of them would be able to accomplish their ultimate dreams. Lena‚ Walter‚ Ruth‚ and Beneatha Younger were a poor African American family that shared a small one-bedroom apartment in the south side of Chicago. Each person had vastly different goals and dreams. Being the head of the household‚ Lena dreamed the dreams of her children and would do whatever it took to make those dreams come true. Walter‚ Lena ’s oldest son‚ set his dream on starting his own business with a liquor store

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    a kid. The success of the play was brought out by the characters and her way of keeping our interest with each one of them. They characters are very critical in understanding the play. There were four main characters that made the play a sellout‚ Lena‚ Ruth‚ Beneatha and Walter Lee. Each one of these characters had a dream to try to accomplish. The Characters portray the plays meaning in the way the play evolved into a masterpiece. Lorraine Hansberry studied African history while working on

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    Fablehaven Chapter 15 Act 2 Scene 2 Written by: Elijah Gerard Characters In Scene (In Order of Appearance) Kendra Sorenson (Chloe Grace Moretz) : Granddaughter of Stan and Ruth Sorenson the “yang” to her an Seth’s balance. She is 13; cautious‚ quiet‚ and careful to a fault. However‚ it is Kendra’s careful mind that reveals the trouble at Fablehaven. And her way of sticking to the rules makes her the only one that Mariel cannot harm. In the end though‚ she must make a brash decision and

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    Many Americans will work their whole lives trying to achieve The American Dream‚ but most will not achieve it. Lena Younger was a widow whose husband left a substantial amount of money that would help his family. Instead‚ it would tear them up and put their family up to the ultimate test. In the end‚ the Youngers would realize that as long as they had each other‚ they may not reach The American Dream but at least they had family and respect for themselves. A Raisin in the Sun broadcasts a family

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    considering killing Jim. On the contrast‚ Lena who is financially bound is willing to do anything as far prostituting to get money so she can take care of all four of her children. In her consideration‚ Lena just visually perceives Jim as a man with manly needs‚ “He’s just a man. You just leave that to me. You don’t have to do anything. I’ll handle ‘im” (187). Lena thought of Jim as a man who had decent money‚ and there was nothing about Jim that brought fear to Lena‚ like it did

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    loneliness

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    as Carraways lack of wealth creates solitude for himself were he misses the dramas of the rich showing the glory of solitude. Isolation in beneath the clouds is both controllable and uncontrollable as seen through the decisions or Vaughn and Lena. Lena and Vaughn both experiencing the aspect of loneliness when there isolation is uncontrollable. Metaphorically the fences in the prison show the Vaughn has no control and his isolation is uncountable. This agrees with the quote as the tree scene shows

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    “A Raisin in the Sun” Every one of the characters in “The Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ had a dream which involved an insurance check they received after the death of Lena’s husband. Lena dreamed to have a home of her own and to see her children accomplish their own dreams. Beneatha dreamed to become a doctor and to find the correct way to “express” herself. Ruth dreamed to be wealthy and have a happy family and Walter dreamed one day to be the owner of a business and become a "real

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    Reflection of The Joy Luck Club This movie depicted different life experience of four pairs of Chinese mother and daughter. Though distinct grievous life stories they had‚ these four Chinese mothers were all born and bred under the background of feudal Chinese regime‚ cultivated by Chinese traditional feudalism‚ and fatefully‚ their lives were poisoned and destroyed by malignant tumor of Chinese backward culture and ideology‚ for example‚ women are subordinated to men. More unfortunately‚ the four

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