CONFLICTS BETWEEN HOPES AND DREAMS
A Paper
Presented to
Ms. Cordia
Regis Jesuit High School
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
English 1
by
Ana Kistle
12.3.15
CONFLICTS BETWEEN HOPES AND DREAMS
A Paper
Presented to
Ms. Cordia
Regis Jesuit High School
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
English 1
by
Ana Kistle
12.3.15
The first African American woman to write a play for Broadway was Lorraine Hansberry, with her famous play, A Raisin in the Sun. The title of the play came from the American poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, because it describes the fate of postponed dreams. Both the play and the poem show similar themes and recurring traits. The play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry mirrors the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes as the characters Beneatha, Mama, and Walter come to realize their dreams by the end of the play. Bennie Younger had achieved what she had wanted the whole play, the right to be independant and by doing so, represented the poem “Harlem”. With a little encouragement from her friend Asagai, Bennie started to enjoy her roots and being unique. Though, her dreams became …show more content…
With a little encouragement from her friend Asagai, Bennie started to enjoy her roots and being unique. Though, her dreams became deferred by play’s climax. Hughes writes, “Maybe is just sags/Like a heavy load.” (Hughes 9-10). This is represented in the beginning of act three, Bennie gave up on being independent. The idea just hung there as a reminder of what may not be. She even got angry at the idea of Asagai wanting independence saying, “I know that’s what you think. Because you are still where I left off. You with all your talk and dreams about Africa!” (Hansberry 3.2.200) Asagai may have gotten her idealist mind going again, but her dream was still stalled at one
A Paper
Presented to
Ms. Cordia
Regis Jesuit High School
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
English 1
by
Ana Kistle
12.3.15
CONFLICTS BETWEEN HOPES AND DREAMS
A Paper
Presented to
Ms. Cordia
Regis Jesuit High School
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course
English 1
by
Ana Kistle
12.3.15
The first African American woman to write a play for Broadway was Lorraine Hansberry, with her famous play, A Raisin in the Sun. The title of the play came from the American poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, because it describes the fate of postponed dreams. Both the play and the poem show similar themes and recurring traits. The play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry mirrors the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes as the characters Beneatha, Mama, and Walter come to realize their dreams by the end of the play. Bennie Younger had achieved what she had wanted the whole play, the right to be independant and by doing so, represented the poem “Harlem”. With a little encouragement from her friend Asagai, Bennie started to enjoy her roots and being unique. Though, her dreams became …show more content…
With a little encouragement from her friend Asagai, Bennie started to enjoy her roots and being unique. Though, her dreams became deferred by play’s climax. Hughes writes, “Maybe is just sags/Like a heavy load.” (Hughes 9-10). This is represented in the beginning of act three, Bennie gave up on being independent. The idea just hung there as a reminder of what may not be. She even got angry at the idea of Asagai wanting independence saying, “I know that’s what you think. Because you are still where I left off. You with all your talk and dreams about Africa!” (Hansberry 3.2.200) Asagai may have gotten her idealist mind going again, but her dream was still stalled at one