Family In” A Raisin in the sun”‚ Lorriane Hansberry depicts many aspects of human nature‚ especially family. Family is expressed in different ways. Mama strongly believes in the importance of family throughout the book. She continues to try to keep them together by fulfilling their dreams before hers. As they go through trying times but come together as a family at the end of the play when they need to most. They are still strong individuals but together they prove they are
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The American Dream is idolized by many. Family is often the backbone of any successful person. Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin In The Sun is about the Younger family. The Younger’s are hard working African Americans living on very low income. The family can only afford a small apartment for the five of them. The importance of family can clearly be seen through the characters of Mama‚ Walter‚ and Ruth. Mama shows the importance of pride. She is prideful of her husband who worked his entire life‚ and
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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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A Raisin in the Sun: Dependency “Weariness has‚ in fact‚ won in this room. Everything has been polished‚ washed‚ sat on‚ used‚ scrubbed too often. All pretenses but living itself have long since vanished from the very atmosphere of this room.”(23-24) A Raisin in the Sun is a play of dependency‚ where events are dependent on one other events. Monetarily‚ the Youngers depend on the insurance check to rescue them from the weariness and familiarity of their one room apartment. Between all the talk
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Raisin in the sun explores many common themes that part of everyday life. It is ironic that these portrayals of racism‚ sexism and poverty continue to be an ongoing struggle for society. The title in itself identifies something that unusual symbolism of struggle of growth and ability to prosper under limited living conditions. Hopes and dreams are consistently limited by situations that may never be able to modified as it a reoccurring theme of even present day life. Racism is prominent theme throughout
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A Raisin in the Sun; Lorraine Hansberry Themes: One of the central themes depicted in the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ was racial discrimination. Because the main characters in the family of the play were African American during the time when racism was still greatly expressed‚ the Youngers endured hardships that complicated their goal of the American Dream. They were looked down upon and rejected because of the color of their skin‚ but they did not let that stop them
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A Raisin in the sun : Family unity In the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ family unity appears sometimes as the enemy and at other times‚ it is the friend. As the play progresses the unity of the family is often questioned. In both the play and the film‚ family unity is often forgotten by the characters during a family crisis‚ whether it concerns money or health. In the film‚ the actions and reactions of the characters match almost perfectly to the written play. The film
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will solve all of his economic and social problems. He thought the novel is looking for ways to carry his family on and give them every material thing they want. He is desperate because he sees the other people with economic resources while his family is struggling to move on. He is the perfect example of the mid twentieth-century men who believe they are the ones who have to carry their families with the economic resources and struggle to achieve it‚ that’s why he gets desperate because although he
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Honor 9 A Raisin in the Sun Picture yourself as a member of the Younger family. You live in a small house‚ two bedrooms and a bathroom you share with other families. It’s hard to imagine 4 adults and l adolescent living in these conditions‚ but its how the Younger family lived. When the story begins the younger family is anticipating a huge insurance check from the passing of their grandpa. Living in a racist community‚ such as the south side of Chicago‚ affected the Younger family in how they
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A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun‚ written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ was written perhaps with some personal experience. When Lorraine was younger‚ a mob surrounded her home in a white middle class neighborhood and threw a brick in her window (Literature and Language‚ 913). However‚ racial prejudice is just one of the themes discussed in the play. The play takes place during the Civil Rights Movement‚ and the obstacles overcome are obstacles we still face today. Racial prejudice‚ family strength
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