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    A Raisin in the Sun‚ contains many conflicts and prejudice injustices through out the story. It draws your attention to each characters dream‚ aspirations‚ and their individual characteristics. A Raisin in the Sun is symbolic‚ shows Walter’s progress as a dynamic character‚ the development of Mama’s understanding of herself and her harvest (children) and finally the influences Big Walter had on their lives. There are many different instances where the title is symbolic. African Americans are

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    A Raisin in the Sun Would you consider you family to be the most important relationship in people’s lives? A Raisin in the Sun is about a African-American family struggling in poverty. The Younger family has many dreams‚ each individual having their own dream‚ that contradict their relationship as a family. The families troubled issues‚ and high dreams have caused their connection as a family to disjoin. People should consider‚ that the most important relationship in their lives‚ is one with

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    live a prosperous lifestyle. In many cases‚ to achieve this prosperous life‚ it takes one to endeavor that goal. For instance‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play about a black family who all have aspirations of obtaining the American Dream‚ but expect their goals to fall right in front of them. All of these are typical aspirations‚ but because the Youngers are African American‚ there are also racial aspirations involved. Walter‚ Beneatha‚ and Mama are all adamant to achieve this goal‚ however‚ they fail

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    A Raisin in the Sun The American Dream; is it the same for everyone? Lorraine Hansberry shows us the American Dream means different things to different people‚ however‚ in the end; all anyone ever really wants is happiness‚ no matter what that means to them. The characters in this play have hopes‚ dreams and aspirations‚ striving toward their own goals yet coming to the same place and stand up for each other. The American dream is so many things to so many people. It is all based on the culture

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    Pursuing the American Dream In A Raisin in the Sun‚ Walter spends his time pursuing a dream of owning a liquor store. He honestly believes in this dream and he believes his dream has come true when he thinks Willy is at the door. He embraces his wife and says‚ “Sometimes it is hard to let the future begin” (Hansberry 2.3.153). Willy soon realizes that his hopes are dashed when Bobo turns out to be the one at the door. He tries to hold on to his dream‚ and tries to explain Willy’s disappearance

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    Throughout the ages the concepts of dreams have been explored. Dreams have not necessarily contained the same substances but gradually changed according to the environment‚ beliefs‚ and social understandings. When America first originated‚ the dream of religion was brought from Europe. Puritans were the first landowning Americans to come and live in North America (Indians were the original owners). Puritans came to America to escape religious persecution; they dreamed to have religious‚ economic

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    to make the American dream a reality‚ for others it remains just a dream. A dream that is deferred by many obstacles and such. Larry Hughes poem‚ a dream deferred describes this situation. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger family each have dreams that they want to fulfill but is disrupted because of family selfishness and family issues. Each character had different dreams of their own. Big Walter‚ Walter Lee‚ and Mama Younger and the effects of their dreams on the family’s

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    A Raisin in the Sun

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    A Raisin in the Sun Prompt #2 In the play A Raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansbury‚ a family faced a very uncompromisable situation that led them to experience hard times and difficulty. The author developed each character to represent a different generation; in the play‚ each generation has its own idea about using the insurance money to achieve their dreams. Mamas old fashioned generation‚ Walters and Beneathas new generation‚ and Travis’ uprising generation all affect their overall perspectives

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    A Raisin In The Sun

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    Price ENC 1102 08 November 2013 Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” Frank Ardolino’s article‚ Hansberry’s “ A Raisin in the Sun‚” states the main theme of the play is‚ “personal growth despite harsh social and economic opposition and family lineage” (1). Ardolino points out important metaphors within the play that have deeper meaning‚ not just the apparent overwhelming circumstance’s the main character’s go through while they strive to attain their dreams that appear to be out of reach. Although the

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    A raisin in the sun

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    Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a great example of American struggles in society that African Americans faced during the Civil Rights era. The play tells the story of the Youngers‚ a lower-class black family living in Chicago that struggles to gain middle-class acceptance. The Youngers struggle to achieve their dreams throughout the play‚ and their happiness and depression is directly related to the failure to achieve all those dreams. In the play‚ the Younger family represents the mindsets

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