A raisin in the sun (2008) Textual Analysis Task:- The film ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ (2008) is the hybridity genre of comedy and a realist drama. Its setting is a small apartment in Chicago‚ in the 1950s at times of racism segregation and also segregation towards women. The situation is that the protagonist is the film wants to be rich. The target audience for this film would be from the age of 18+ as I feel it is directed more to the older people in society although the film is a PG. Its demographic
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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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school‚ and start figuring out what we want to do for a living. College is the perfect breeding ground for this. For some people‚ I know they are just looking for partying and sex‚ but then you have the smart‚ bright mind like Beneatha. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ Beneatha dreams of going to college and becoming a doctor. Her brother‚ Walter‚ heckles her about how she should just give up her dream and become a housewife; but Beneatha doesn’t let this affect her because she is smart
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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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A Raisin In The Sun Amber Fields There are many themes used in “A Raisin in the Sun”‚ which is based on the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. Two of the major themes I noticed while watching it was the value of dreams and the importance of family. All of the members of the family has a separate‚ personal dream for their life. Beneatha wants to become a doctor‚ for example‚ and Walter wants to have money so that he can afford things for his family. They struggle to attain these dreams throughout
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In fiction‚ this can be represented by a scene in the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ in which a moving family of African-Americans are rejected by the existing residents of their destination. They even go so far as to send a man to say that they aren’t wanted‚ but they can move into this lovely all-black
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A Raisin In The Sun There are many choices that people make everyday that can I‚pact the rest of their lives. When making a decision that can strongly affect someone‚ it is important that they make the best one they can. For example‚ if someone were to make a decision off of only what they know about it‚ they might not end up in the best place they could. In the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ there is a very important decision that the characters must collectively make in order for them to have their
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You are a family of 5 living in the same household‚ you have just 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
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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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In Chicago‚ in the 1950’s‚ black families were confronted with many challenges‚ faced much racial prejudice‚ were typically poor‚ working-class families‚ and were not wanted in white communities. In A Raisin in the Sun‚ the Younger Family is different‚ they are poor‚ but they are able to overcome that fact and fulfill their dreams‚ despite the prejudice that comes with them. Because the Youngers have a strong sense of pride and loyalty their dreams are achieved by prevailing over their challenges
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