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    Frontina Taylor English Comp II Jaime Barrett Compare and Contrast A Raisin In The Sun Essay In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ and 1961 movie written by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by Columbia pictures‚ one of the most important themes is the American Dream. Many of the characters have hopes and dreams. They all strive towards their goals throughout. However‚ many of the characters have different dreams that clash with each other. Problems seem to

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    Raisin In The Sun Compare and Contrast A Raisin in the Sun is a play about the Youngers family who lived in the South Side of Chicago during the 1950s. During the first scene the Youngers’ are waiting for the check from the now dead Mr. Youngers’ life insurance policy totaling $10‚000. Each character/family member has a different idea about what should be done with the money. The main characters within the story include Mama‚ Walter Lee (Mama’s son)‚ Ruth (Walter’s wife)‚ and Beneatha (Mama’s daughter)

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    based on a book can sometimes give the viewer a very different feeling than the original reading experience. The movie‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ is much better than the book by Lorraine Hansberry‚ because the movie includes additional scenes that allow for further detail about the Youngers’ lives; this did not occur in the book. The first difference between the book‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ and the movie is that in the book they do not include important scenes that occur in the movie. Leaving these important

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    lots of similarities and differences between the book and film by Lorraine Hansberry A Raisin in the Sun‚ both the book and film can stand on their own while having those contradictions. In the book‚ the whole story’s setting takes place within the Younger’s apartment living room. While in the film‚ on the other hand‚ various different sets were used such as: Walter and Ruth’s bedroom‚ the bar‚ the Younger’s new house‚ and multiple others. The different sets used in the film make the story a lot more

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    Men often entrap females into oppressive roles in society. In Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House‚ Torvald Helmer treats his wife Nora as a doll; whereas in Ghosts‚ Pastor Manders believes Mrs. Alving should be a trophy wife and protect her dead husband’s reputation. Both Torvald and Manders brainwash Nora and Mrs. Alving‚ respectively‚ to behave according to what their own expectations. Because Nora and Mrs. Alving are afraid to cross the expectations of Torvald and Manders‚ they both hide their true feelings

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    “Outcomes of Sublimation” In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen and Othello by William Shakespeare women were treated as victims of their era due to male dominance. Women in the 16th‚ 18th and 19th centuries were considered inferior to man. They would tackle tasks such as taking care of the household and the children while men were out making the family income. Men did not believe that women were capable of thinking on the same level as them. However‚ the two plays mentioned give us examples of

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    What made Angels in America one of the best play for the last 50 years? For a similar reason why A Raisin in the Sun and The Zoot Suit were famous for. All these three play are based on racism and prejudice against an individual because of their sex‚ skin color‚ religion and sex preference. Human creature tends to fear things that are unknown and if someone or something that is different than them‚ their reaction to solve the problem would be hatred toward that individual. Which led to racism

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    In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Portrays a few weeks in the Southside of Chicago in the 1950s. The Youngers are waiting for a ten thousand dollar check from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance. They’re trying to come up with ideas of what to do with the money. The money represents the opportunity to fulfill the dreams from each member of the family. Through the characters of Lena and Ruth‚ it shows how both have the same dream‚ but also has some differences

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    Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” was a radically new representation of black life‚ resolutely authentic‚ fiercely unsentimental‚ and unflinching in its vision of what happens to people whose dreams are constantly deferred. I compared Act One‚ Scene 2‚ in the play and the film. The setting in the play is on a Saturday morning‚ and house cleaning is in process at the Youngers. In the film‚ the setting is the same as play‚ with lighting and costumes. The plot in the play is when

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    Compare and Contrast In “A Doll’s House” Torvald Helmer and Nora start out to seem as a happy married couple with three young children. In the beginning Nora is seen as woman who cares about her children and her husband but someone who also cares greatly about money. Torvald is seen as a man who is important in the society. Nora was portrayed as a very caring wife when it is revealed that she borrowed money illegally from Krogstad to fund the trip to Italy to try and save her husband life because

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