A Raisin in the Sun Reading Questions Act I‚ Scene I 1. The stage directions say that the living room in the Younger apartment might he comfortable and well-ordered‚ but ’’weariness" has "won in this room." What physical details of the living room set show these qualities? 2. What details of the setting show that the apartment is crowded? 3. Walter’s wife‚ Ruth‚ is described as a pretty "girl‚" who is changing into a "set!tled woman." What has happened to change Ruth’s beauty? 4
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A Raisin in the Sun uncovers the hardships within the black community and how to deal racial oppression of the white community. Through a character named Asagai‚ the play shows how to appreciate African Heritage. This play was a major breakthrough in the arts for blacks because for the first time there is a black family on stage. Through this play Hansberry touches on major issues‚ such as racism‚ discrimination‚ poverty and even abortion (at a time when abortion wasn’t even legal). A Raisin in the
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Literary Analysis - A Raisin in the Sun In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the Younger ’s are a poverty stricken‚ African American‚ extended family of five living in a small apartment in Chicago during the 1950 ’s. The mother‚ Lena receives a life insurance check for her deceased husband for ten thousand dollars and wants to use a portion of it to create a better life for her family and buy a home. The play covers the different ideas that each family member has in regards
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Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a stunning piece of African-American theater‚ an homage to a complicated mix of a family’s coming-of-age story and the issue of racism during the era of segregation. The raw‚ unflinching glimpse into the inner lives of the Youngers is at once as painfully intimate as it is arresting; so many of the characters are at first glance self-centered‚ yet they remain hauntingly entreating. It is impossible to deny the masterful composition of their individual
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In this play A Raisin in the Sun‚ shows a lot of gender difference and by being a female or a male they are to act and do things a certain way. Walter is the only male adult in the house. He is a strong hearted man who believes that everything he wants to do should be supported by his wife‚ sister and mother‚ but the way he acts just makes them not want to support him. For example‚ Walter has this idea of going into business to build up his own liquor store with the money his mother is getting from
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one of your best friends could steal something from you? The Younger family received a 10‚000 dollar check due to insurance money. Walter Lee Younger’s father had died also know has “Big” Walter. Walter really wanted to use the money on his lifelong dream‚ but what he didn’t know was that his best friend would take something very important to him(his dream). The rest of Walter’s family had dreams too‚ but not many were ever met. Walter has to give up his dream of owning his own liquor store to focus
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place in the subconscious of the human mind‚ and many times‚ humans are unaware that these dreams are taking place; however‚ as shown in A Raisin in the Sun‚ dreams often are at the forefront of the human mind and motivate those looking to follow them to do anything they can to achieve them. As analyzed using the Freudian literary theory‚ A Raisin in the Sun contains many examples of this theory‚ including each character’s individual goals and dreams and how the dreams are personified through the
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symbolism? Symbolism is the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by: Lorraine Hansberry shows symbolism throughout the play in three different symbols Light‚ Plant‚ and Window. But in this essay it will only be talking about the light and how it changes over time. In this play it focuses on one family and that is the Younger family. In the family there is Momma‚ Ruth‚ Walter‚ Travis‚ and Beneatha. They are a struggling family because they live on the Southside
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the play that was a good idea with what the mom planned to do but Walter should have never opened the liquor store after mom was undecided about getting one‚ but she let him do it anyway. In the play the entire story happens in the Youngers living room‚ in Chicago Southside where in the 1950s it was the home of poor‚ black people. The film had different sets‚ Walter’s and Ruth’s bedroom‚ Beneatha’s and Mama’s bedroom‚ the bar‚ Walter at work‚ and the new house. In the film the bar is called the Kitty
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A Raisin in the Sun Essay Often in works of literature a character’s life is affected by a single act or mistake In the play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry ‚ the character Mama is affected by a mistake. When Mama’s husband dies‚ she receives a $10‚000 check. She decides to split the money three ways. One portion will go to purchasing a new house for the family‚ the second to her daughter Beneatha’s school and the rest for her son Walter to put in the bank. Her son’s plan was
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