Equality In A Raisin In The Sun
Equality Back in the 1950’s Compared to Modern Time
Chicago is a well known city for being called the“Windiest City”; Chicago is also very well know for their crimes, and equality issues. African Americans and Whites are the two primary races that hold these issues. Within the law, equality between both races has progressed over the years, although their feelings of equality between one another, hold different opinions. Whites and African Americans both have thought about one another through past racial events to drive up opinions against one another. A written play, A Raisin in the Sun, holds the feelings between African American and Whites before it even improved. Since the play, A Raisin in the Sun, racial feelings, for both races, in equality …show more content…
African Americans didn’t want segregation, and wanted to hold the same rights as the Whites. The feeling of equality was different from the wanting the law to fix equality between both races. African Americans in the 1950’s, felt discriminated from anything and everything including, restaurants, public services, e.t.c. (“Disadvantages of Black Americans in the 1950’s” 2016). Also, African Americans felt that Whites held a larger income, and for that getting bigger opportunities. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, Walter and George have a discussion about education. In Act two, Scene one, “And you—ain’t you bitter, man? Ain’t you just about had it yet? Don’t you see no stars gleaming that you can’t reach out and grab? … Here I am a giant—surrounded by ants. Ants who can’t even understand what it is the giant is talking about.” Here Walter and George are holding a discussion about Walter talking down upon George, and his higher education. Even though Walter and George are the same race, the difference is how they grew up in their families; George grew up in a wealthier family than George did, and George portrayed as the “White” race figure in this play. Whites during this time period felt
Chicago is a well known city for being called the“Windiest City”; Chicago is also very well know for their crimes, and equality issues. African Americans and Whites are the two primary races that hold these issues. Within the law, equality between both races has progressed over the years, although their feelings of equality between one another, hold different opinions. Whites and African Americans both have thought about one another through past racial events to drive up opinions against one another. A written play, A Raisin in the Sun, holds the feelings between African American and Whites before it even improved. Since the play, A Raisin in the Sun, racial feelings, for both races, in equality …show more content…
African Americans didn’t want segregation, and wanted to hold the same rights as the Whites. The feeling of equality was different from the wanting the law to fix equality between both races. African Americans in the 1950’s, felt discriminated from anything and everything including, restaurants, public services, e.t.c. (“Disadvantages of Black Americans in the 1950’s” 2016). Also, African Americans felt that Whites held a larger income, and for that getting bigger opportunities. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, Walter and George have a discussion about education. In Act two, Scene one, “And you—ain’t you bitter, man? Ain’t you just about had it yet? Don’t you see no stars gleaming that you can’t reach out and grab? … Here I am a giant—surrounded by ants. Ants who can’t even understand what it is the giant is talking about.” Here Walter and George are holding a discussion about Walter talking down upon George, and his higher education. Even though Walter and George are the same race, the difference is how they grew up in their families; George grew up in a wealthier family than George did, and George portrayed as the “White” race figure in this play. Whites during this time period felt