A Raisin In The Sun Literary Analysis

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A Raisin in the Sun is a broadway play that tells the story of an african american tragedy. In this excerpt however it focuses on something a bit smaller. You have Walter, a man that hates his job and how he believes money is life. His mom is disagreeing with him because she grew up in the days of slavery, when a black man's last worry was money. This excerpt gives example of plot and conflict, setting, and symbol. This very short excerpt can give prime examples for key analyzation strategy for defining plot conflict, setting, and symbol.
The plot in this story is about a black man by of Walter, Walter feel that money is everything. While his mama things that money should be your main concern. Throughout the excerpt they are arguing about this

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