I attended a play called A Raisin in the Sun. The play took place at the Polk Theatre at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville‚ TN and it was directed by Rene Copeland. A Raisin in the Sun was written by a woman named Lorraine Hansberry. The play is a reflection of Lorraine Hansberry’s childhood experience. She was the first African American woman to write a play that was performed on broadway. At the age of 34 she died from cancer. A Raisin in the Sun was a play that gave multiple
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A common theme in society today is that money is the key to happiness. In A Raisin in the Sun and Death of a Salesman the theme that money is the root of contentment is also present. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ Walter Lee has such a desire to be rich that he neglects his son and wife. Willy‚ in Death of a Salesman‚ is also very distracted by the thought of money. First of all‚ Willy believes that he needs to be as successful as his brother‚ Ben‚ in order to be happy. He spends his whole life wishing
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A Raisin in the Sun Script Analysis In the play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” we explore the different themes of pursuing ones dreams‚ racial equality‚ and the significance of loved ones. We meet Walter Younger‚ our main character‚ who is a man defeated in his attempt to achieve material and financial wealth in an effort to support his family and better his life. To get to these means of wealth‚ he tried many “get rich quick” schemes‚ of which none prevailed. His failures lead to a life
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that although the common belief is that reading will make us better people‚ it doesn’t mean anything to us unless we really know how to comprehend the book itself and allow it to influence our decisions. A text that applies to this idea is A Raisin in the Sun. It is just a normal book until you take it to a new realization and apply it to much more. Through this book‚ I have learned how characters are influenced by their surroundings‚ how pieces of the book connect to this quote‚ and how my life has
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The term despair means ‘the complete loss or absence of hope’ which is what South Side Chicago mirrored in the novel A Raisin in the Sun. Just by looking around you could tell that all hope was lost when there’s widespread poverty on Chicago’s South Side. Also by taking a look around the Younger home you can see it in the faces of people -- and the furniture?! On the first few pages opening Act I‚ Scene I‚ the text says “Now the once loved pattern of the couch upholstery has to fight to show itself
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4 16 November 2011 Your Version of Success In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry you go back in time to when segregation was still aloud. In this play you meet a cast of people with dreams of a better life. The American Dream‚ to be specific. This dream is portrayed differently for each character‚ all of which impact the play. Two of these character `s are Walter Lee Younger and Lena Younger. In Raisin in the Sun Mama and Walter’s American dreams conflict and impact the family
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Dreams‚ hopes‚ plans‚ race‚ and pride these are just many of the themes in the play A Raisin in the Sun. The play is about the Youngers an African American family who live in the South Side of Chicago. The Youngers were a big family there was Ruth Younger‚ Travis Younger‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ Beneatha Younger‚ and Mama Younger. All of them lived in a small crammed apartment that was in a poor neighborhood. The Youngers got a check in the mail for $10‚000 and that was their chance to move into a bigger
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girls are walk together as sisters and brothers.” Martin Luther King Jr. In the play “A Raisin In A Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is essentially about dreams‚ including the American Dream. The play takes place around the 1950’s in Chicago’s south side‚ when segregation was still around. In this play you meet a cast of people with dreams of a better life that compares the novel "A Raisin in the Sun" with Martin Luther King’s speech "I Have a Dream." It Analyzes the similar themes found in play
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Referring to the latest version of A Raisin in the Sun (2008) it is set on the Southside of Chicago‚ Illinois. In the film‚ the head of the household is Lena Younger (Phylicia Rashad)‚ who the family calls‚ “Mama.” Mama’s husband‚ Walter Sr. has passed away so a settlement for $10‚000 from his life insurance policy is being mailed to her. Walter Jr. (Sean Combs) and Beneatha (Sanaa Lathan) are Mama’s children and they believe the check should be given to either of them for medical school or an investment
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dreams are the key to setting your goals so you can achieve further in the future. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun‚ this quote is true because of Walter’s dream to be the man of the house‚ Benethea’s dream to live past society’s expectations of an African American woman and become a doctor‚ and Mama’s dream is to have her family united as one. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ one character who has a dream is Walter. Walter’s
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