Meghan Feenstra August 16‚ 2010 English Honor 9 A Raisin in the Sun Picture yourself as a member of the Younger family. You live in a small house‚ two bedrooms and a bathroom you share with other families. It’s hard to imagine 4 adults and l adolescent living in these conditions‚ but its how the Younger family lived. When the story begins the younger family is anticipating a huge insurance check from the passing of their grandpa. Living in a racist community‚ such as the south side of
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“A Raisin in the Sun‚” Lorraine Hansberry‚ October 1994‚ 1950s Ruth Younger: Walter’s wife and Travis’ mother Walter Lee Younger: Dreamer‚ wants to be rich‚ and makes plans with friends to become wealthy Lena Younger: Walter and Beneatha’s mother. religious‚ moral‚ and maternal Beneatha Younger: Lena’s daughter and Walter’s sister. Attends college and dreams of becoming a doctor Travis Younger: Walter and Ruth’s son Joseph Asagai: From Nigeria‚ proud of his heritage
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space for all the members to live comfortably. Due to this lack of space‚ your family is cranky and fed up with each other. Would you dream for a better dwelling? Would that new place help your family grow closer together? Lena Younger‚ from “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ believed the positive in this situation. She dreams of a means to improve her family situation so that they all can life happily with each other in love and respect. Lena Younger always believed and hoped for a brighter
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what these foreigners expected? Immigrants come to America with little experience hoping to find success‚ when actually they are put in the lower ranks of society and are suppressed by a racial barrier. In a novel by Lorraine Hansberry‚ A Raisin in the Sun highlights the impact assimilation has on Beneatha. As Asagai visits he gives Beneatha some African robes that she tries on. He then compliments her yet insults her hairstyle by saying “Asagai: ... You wear it well... very well... mutilated hair
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the fact that one believes that their race is superior to other races. Every person will have to deal with the effects of racial differences during their life. For example‚ the narrator in The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man and Walter in A Raisin in the Sun will have to face the effects of their race. Some people are proud of their race and some are ashamed of their race and want to be a part of the other race. The narrator is of a mixed background and can pass for a black or white person‚ ultimately
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Many characters in A Raisin in the Sun have dreams‚ personal goals that may or may not be feasible goals. Some of these dreams only really affect one person‚ while others would impact many people. Mama’s dream is to buy a new house for her and her family to live in. Of all of these characters with dreams‚ Mama has a dream that would most significantly impact the family for the better. Her dream will bring the family together‚ allow her to financially help others attain their dreams‚ and emphasizes
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun‚ she focuses her dramatic plot on the domestic affairs of an African-American family: the Youngers. However‚ in order to capture the complexity of the family’s financial and social reality‚ Hansberry offers a multitude of perspectives with her characters that strive to accomplish their own dreams‚ yet refuses to condemn or commemorate the actions of the characters to better their situation. It is this refusal‚ on the playwright’s part‚ that allows characters
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This is due in class on Monday‚ October 1‚ 2013. Annotated Bibliography The purpose of this assignment is to help find appropriate sources for your research paper. Often‚ it is too easy to turn to the Internet for sources‚ but often these sources are not reliable. This assignment will assist students in learning what to look for in sources and how to determine good and bad sources. Steps to writing this annotated bibliography: 1. Choose your subject (person). 2. Start researching
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