Hansberry's Idea Of Integration Essay

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In Hansberry’s play the idea of integration is presented in both point of views, it speaks about both of Hansberry’s point of views and how she presents integration throughout the play. As Hansberry speaks about it in a positive way. As the members in the family had a different view on it they adapted to it. As well how difficult integration can be. Throughout the whole play Hansberry talks about integration in a positive way. Hansberry did not mention anything bad against integration. She just really expressed how she felt about integration and what she thought about it as well. It was mainly focused on how society will react to different colored people. When the mother used the insurance claim to get the new house Ruth mentions, “Clybourne Park? Mama, there aren’t no colored people living in Clybourne park”. As Ruth is scared to go around where colored people are at she has fear integrating herself into a white society. It’s more of Ruth being confused and is not use to positioning herself into a different society where different colored people are at. As she is not the only one that is …show more content…
They can just adapt to it instantly, they have trouble believing the decision that was made. But to Mama believed it was something that had to be done. Yea everyone is scared that they are moving into a white neighborhood, but the youngster family is strong. They are very confident throughout the play and shows that the youngsters are proud of themselves as they create a positive view on integration. They accept it as even though they may deal with integration in a white neighborhood the youngster family goes in a positive way about integration and does not think of it in a negative way. But the youngster family overcome the fear of integrating with a white society. Even though whites may not welcome them into their society it seems that they don’t care they overcome the fear

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