Identifying similarities and differences can help readers and viewers more clearly see defining characteristics of two or more things. Seeing a piece of work in two very different ways can be especially helpful in identifying these similarities and differences. A Raisin in the Sun is a play originally by Lorraine Hansberry. Hansberry’s work has since been formatted into several different movie versions. When comparing and contrasting Hansberry’s original work to the movies it has been adapted into it is easy to see that there are many different similarities and differences. The original play follows the protagonist Walter Lee Younger as he battles against society in order to give his family a better life. The Youngers are an African-American
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Mama takes the remainder of the money and gives it to Walter Lee so he can manage the money. However, Walter Lee takes a gamble and gives what was supposed to be his and his sister Beneatha’s money to his business partner Willy Harris and Willy disappears with the money. On the edge of despair, Walter Lee was ready to throw in the towel and take money from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association in exchange for the Younger family not moving into the house Mama had bought. Seeing the presence of his son, Travis, as he was about to take the unjust money from Karl Linder, a member of the Clybourne Park Improvement Association gives Walter the courage to tell Linder that his family are proud people and that they would be moving into their new house in Clybourne Park. The movie A Raisin in the Sun directed by Kenny Leon follows the same basic storyline as the play. The same events take place in the movie as did the in the original play, but in the movie version, Mama is more of the protagonist and the story follows her conflict with society and Walter …show more content…
One main difference between the movie and the play is the presence of the character Mrs. Johnson. In the play, Mrs. Johnson is the Youngers’ arrogant neighbor. Mrs. Johnson shows up right after Mama reveals to the rest of the family that she used the money to put a down payment on the house. Walter Lee accuses Mama of butchering his dreams after Walter finds out. The scene with Mrs. Johnson in the play is where Mama realizes that she kind of has been brushing Walter Lee off and not helping feel content and achieve his dream. In the movie, Mrs. Johnson is absent from the whole piece. Consequently, Mama never has the realization that she is not being very supportive of Walter Lee and his dream. This difference is important because it helps bring attention to importance of Mrs. Johnson as a character and how she affects Mama’s view of Walter Lee and his dreams. Additionally, the window from the original play does not symbolize the same thing as it does in the movie version. One of the main symbols in the original play was the window, which represented opportunity. The Youngers’ gloomy apartment had just one window which represented the single opportunity the family had to achieve their dreams: Big Walter’s $10,000 life insurance check. However, in the movie, there are clearly multiple windows in the Youngers’ family apartment. This change in how the symbol is portrayed in the movie compared to the
Mama takes the remainder of the money and gives it to Walter Lee so he can manage the money. However, Walter Lee takes a gamble and gives what was supposed to be his and his sister Beneatha’s money to his business partner Willy Harris and Willy disappears with the money. On the edge of despair, Walter Lee was ready to throw in the towel and take money from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association in exchange for the Younger family not moving into the house Mama had bought. Seeing the presence of his son, Travis, as he was about to take the unjust money from Karl Linder, a member of the Clybourne Park Improvement Association gives Walter the courage to tell Linder that his family are proud people and that they would be moving into their new house in Clybourne Park. The movie A Raisin in the Sun directed by Kenny Leon follows the same basic storyline as the play. The same events take place in the movie as did the in the original play, but in the movie version, Mama is more of the protagonist and the story follows her conflict with society and Walter …show more content…
One main difference between the movie and the play is the presence of the character Mrs. Johnson. In the play, Mrs. Johnson is the Youngers’ arrogant neighbor. Mrs. Johnson shows up right after Mama reveals to the rest of the family that she used the money to put a down payment on the house. Walter Lee accuses Mama of butchering his dreams after Walter finds out. The scene with Mrs. Johnson in the play is where Mama realizes that she kind of has been brushing Walter Lee off and not helping feel content and achieve his dream. In the movie, Mrs. Johnson is absent from the whole piece. Consequently, Mama never has the realization that she is not being very supportive of Walter Lee and his dream. This difference is important because it helps bring attention to importance of Mrs. Johnson as a character and how she affects Mama’s view of Walter Lee and his dreams. Additionally, the window from the original play does not symbolize the same thing as it does in the movie version. One of the main symbols in the original play was the window, which represented opportunity. The Youngers’ gloomy apartment had just one window which represented the single opportunity the family had to achieve their dreams: Big Walter’s $10,000 life insurance check. However, in the movie, there are clearly multiple windows in the Youngers’ family apartment. This change in how the symbol is portrayed in the movie compared to the