A Raisin In The Sun Research Paper Revised 
Cory Clark
Professor: Amy Randolph-Chernis
Course: HUM3310: Interpretation of Fiction
Assignment: “A Raisin in the Sun” Research Paper
Due Date: 02/07/15
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun: The comparison of analysis The struggle of equality between black and white communities has been a long and tiresome road. Since Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” is a conflicting short story, play, and film many people has analyzed Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and have come up with different views or understandings as have Lipari and Saber. While Lisbeth Lipari focuses more on a rhetorical analysis, Yomna Saber emphasizes more on the line between integration and assimilation. In the next several paragraphs the views and interpretations of Lipari and Saber will be examined. Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” is an eye opening experience into the life struggles of an African American family living in the ghettos of Southside Chicago. New dreams come and go like the wind for the desperation of a better life. Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” has more topics going on in it than just a story about an insurance check worth $10,000 for the death of the father, Big Walter. Topics such as African American oppression, racial stereotypes, and segregation. An introduction of the characters consist of Walter, Ruth, Mama, Travis, Beneatha, and Mr. Lindner. The setting is in a small two bedroom upstairs apartment with barely enough space for a kitchen. Lisbeth Lipari looks into the metamorphosis of whiteness as the transformation progresses from the screenplay to the film. Lipari states that white and black critics alike struggled with the interpretation of “A Raisin in the Sun” (Lipari). Even though the interpretation was a struggle, black and white critics celebrated the play. The African American struggle started with the interpretation writers in the Harlem Renaissance. The struggle of interpretation also illustrated the complex
Professor: Amy Randolph-Chernis
Course: HUM3310: Interpretation of Fiction
Assignment: “A Raisin in the Sun” Research Paper
Due Date: 02/07/15
Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun: The comparison of analysis The struggle of equality between black and white communities has been a long and tiresome road. Since Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” is a conflicting short story, play, and film many people has analyzed Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” and have come up with different views or understandings as have Lipari and Saber. While Lisbeth Lipari focuses more on a rhetorical analysis, Yomna Saber emphasizes more on the line between integration and assimilation. In the next several paragraphs the views and interpretations of Lipari and Saber will be examined. Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” is an eye opening experience into the life struggles of an African American family living in the ghettos of Southside Chicago. New dreams come and go like the wind for the desperation of a better life. Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” has more topics going on in it than just a story about an insurance check worth $10,000 for the death of the father, Big Walter. Topics such as African American oppression, racial stereotypes, and segregation. An introduction of the characters consist of Walter, Ruth, Mama, Travis, Beneatha, and Mr. Lindner. The setting is in a small two bedroom upstairs apartment with barely enough space for a kitchen. Lisbeth Lipari looks into the metamorphosis of whiteness as the transformation progresses from the screenplay to the film. Lipari states that white and black critics alike struggled with the interpretation of “A Raisin in the Sun” (Lipari). Even though the interpretation was a struggle, black and white critics celebrated the play. The African American struggle started with the interpretation writers in the Harlem Renaissance. The struggle of interpretation also illustrated the complex
Cited: Booth, Alison. Mays, J Kelly. “A Raisin in the Sun”. The Norton Introduction to Literature. London. 1583-1643. Print Lipari, Lisbeth. "Fearful Of The Written Word": White Fear, Black Writing, And Lorraine Hansberry 's A Raisin In The Sun Screenplay." Quarterly Journal Of Speech 90.1 (2004): 81-102. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Feb. 2015. SABER, YOMNA. "Lorraine Hansberry: Defining the Line Between Integration and Assimilation." Women 's Studies 39.5 (2010): 451-469. Academic Search Premier. Web. 5 Feb. 2015.