As I read and studied the play A Raisin in the Sun‚ it really engaged me and exposed so many issues that were relevant in black Chicago of the late 1950’s. The play written by Lorraine Hansberry‚ is about the Youngers‚ a black family living in poverty in the slums of Chicago. There is segregation at this time. They are faced with a big decision on how to spend the $10‚000 of insurance money that was left to Lena the matriarch of the family by her late husband. After an encounter with the
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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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Raisin in the Sun Raisin in the Sun is a movie that faces issues in groups as well as the aspects of culture diversity. The team has reviewed the movie and we have reviewed key points to how the movie ties into the aspects of group work. As a team we have reviewed the theoretical model and what diversity and ethical issues are visible in the movie. We have not only learned about the movie A Raisin in the Sun while working on this project‚ but also we have learned how our team works together and
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discrimination. A Raisin in the Sun was first produced in 1959. The play personified many of the issues which were to divide American culture during the decade of the 1960s. Lorraine Hansberry‚ the playwright‚ was an unknown dramatist until she achieved unprecedented success when her play became a Broadway sensation. Not only were successful women playwrights rare at the time‚ but successful young black women playwrights were virtually unheard of. Within its context‚ the success of A Raisin in the Sun is particularly
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A Raisin in the Sun Socratic Seminar Questions 1. “A Raisin in the Sun” depicts life for African Americans around the 1950’s in the south side of Chicago. Throughout the book‚ the Younger family undergoes a constant struggle of financial hardships and racial prejudice and segregation. The term “Black Belt” often described the African-American community in that time‚ as the population of African-Americans would be expanding rapidly. The story represents the actual lives of people in that time‚ and
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Quarterly Journal of Speech Vol. 90‚ No. 1‚ February 2004‚ pp. 81–102 “Fearful of the Written Word”: White Fear‚ Black Writing‚ and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun Screenplay Lisbeth Lipari In 1959‚ Lorraine Hansberry was hired by Columbia Pictures to write a screenplay for her award-winning Broadway play‚ A Raisin in the Sun. By the time the film was released in 1961‚ over one-third of the original screenplay had been cut. In this paper I undertake a rhetorical analysis of a particular
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the photo of a bride and groom in traditional Nigerian dress‚ and the photo of a female customer at the Natural Kuumba Hair Salon‚ describe the transformation that Beneatha undergoes during A Raisin in the Sun. What does this transformation signify about her changing identity? Beneatha in A Raisin in the Sun‚ is seen undergoing many changes in her identity because of the fact that trends in her time period is evolving‚ as well as her desire to know her roots. I don’t feel that she is changing her
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Struggling for Opportunity In the 1950’s‚ black Americans were considered separate but equal. However‚ that was not how they were treated. They were still treated with disrespect and kept in a low social status. In the play‚ “A Raisin in the Sun‚” Lorraine Hansberry brings forth the struggles that were faced by black Americans living in Chicago in the early days of the civil rights movements such as job discrimination‚ housing discrimination‚ and unequal educational opportunities. One struggle
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Great Midwestern Educational Theatre Company’s Study Guide for A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Table of Contents & Production Information Table of Contents • Dear Educator… • About the Play • Historical Issues • Educational Issues • Housing & Neighborhood Class Issues • Empowerment‚ Employment‚ & Diversity • Family Values‚ Family Roles Production Staff Director: Amy Ressler Stage Manager: Marquita
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amongst pieces of literature that can be applied in the real world. Usually it is the characters’ experiences that the reader relates to and then learns from. For instance‚ the play Raisin in the Sun and the novel The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao have many themes that can be applied to each other. In Raisin in the Sun‚ Ruth was going to purchase a house for the whole family to live in with the money she was going to receive from the government. Since the house she was going to buy was in a white neighborhood
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