use to convey complex deeper meanings. Symbolism is the act of representing ideas using symbols‚ like the Mockingjay in the “The Hunger Games” or the scar in Harry Potter. One such book that loves to use symbolism is the drama based play the “Raisin in The Sun” Written by Lorraine Hansberry. The story is about a poor black family struggling in South Chicago during the Great Depression. The Younger Family gets a $10‚000 dollar insurance settlement which they hope will greatly improve their lives. Unfortunately
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In Lorraine Hansberry’s play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ she tells the value and purpose of dreams and how oftentimes dreams do get deferred. Hansberry got the title for the play based off of Langston Hughes’ famous poem A Dream Deferred. The language Hansberry uses reflects the deeper meaning of Hughes’ poem. Although the Younger women have lived in the same apartment for generations‚ they each face their unique trials and tribulations. Mama is faced with the decision of how to spend the money she received
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He uses five similes in Harlem: “like a raisin in the sun‚ like as sore‚ does it stink like rotten meat‚ like a syrupy sweet‚ like a heavy load”. Then he uses a metaphor: “or does it explode”. All of these comparisons make me image the things he is comparing. You can visualize‚ smell‚ taste‚ and feel these things. The point of this poem is what happens to a dream deferred. Lorraine Hansberry used this one line taken from the poem “Harlem” to compare the raisin to life. There was a lot of things
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A Raisin in the Sun Essay Test To become successful‚ people have to be determined and have to work hard to achieve their goal. Setting goals and standards can help achieve and motivate a person to succeed. People have to have a positive attitude and the right personality traits. Sometimes there are obstacles that get in the way of dreams‚ such as social injustices. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ a play by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha Younger’s dream is to go to medical school and become a doctor. Beneatha
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run around naked with a cape and scream “NAKED BOY!!!” Don’t ask me why‚ but the point is that my mind was all over the place. It paid off in the future because now I am really creative‚ and my mind is always open. Even though I didn’t achieve my dream of becoming the first naked superhero‚ I have the vision and strong belief to get me to where I want to be today. Unfortunately‚ life isn’t like Peter Pan where we can stay in our kid days for eternity. Eventually we will need to face the real
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Julia Nunez English 11 Baptist 4 March 2014 Raisin in the Sun The play “A Raisin in the Sun‚” by Lorraine Hansberry is set in between WWII and the present time. The Youngers family of five has lived their lives struggling for money and now that a $10‚000 insurance check is inherited more problems will arise. The American dream means something different to each adult in the family‚ however‚ Walter and his mothers are so dissimilar they conflict with each other numerous times. Walter spends
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received ten grand from an insurance check from a deceased parent. "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry is a story about a poor family who is living in the southside of Chicago and has just been given an insurance check from their father and Mrs.Younger’s (aka Mama) husband. The check was for $10‚000 which they have been trying to figure out what they are going to be doing with it. Mama‚ Beneatha‚ and Walter all have a dream of what they want to spend the money on but they can’t come to a compromise
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A Raisin In The Sun Analysis Paper The play‚ “A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is very unique in that it focuses upon many central themes. These themes are clearly shown throughout the play‚ and affect the meaning of the work as a whole. One of these main themes is the importance of family. This is one of the main points shown throughout the play and is definitely tied to an illuminating incident‚ where the meaning is shown strongest at a certain moment of the play. The illuminating
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A Raisin In The Sun In this play‚ A Raisin In The Sun‚ the Author Lorraine Hansberry shows how dreams are being chased‚ how important money could be‚ and how the race could make a difference. Everybody may have their own dream‚ different point of view on money‚ and may be a different race‚ but all those terms can be relatable. This Chicago family has experienced it all throughout this play. In the play A Raisin In the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the characters all had their own dreams that
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People have their own versions of goals which lead into different dreams. In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ she shows how amongst a struggling family‚ the individuals have different views on dreams. The play revolves around the Younger family who lives in Chicago in 1949. The family is expecting a check for ten thousand dollars coming from the deceased fathers insurance money. Everyone in the family has a different way of wanting to use it. Mama‚ the mother of the family‚ wishes to buy
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