Many people are passionate about many things in this world. Lorraine Hansberry was one of those people. Hansberry was brought into the world in Chicago, Illinois, on May 19, 1930. Hansberry is the author of our play, A Raisin in the Sun, along with being the first play writer to be African American. Not only was Hansberry a writer, she was also an activist for civil rights. At the age of 34, Hansberry died of pancreatic cancer, leaving behind her wonderful play, A Raisin in the Sun.
This play is based in the 1950s when abortion was illegal, death and sickness were very common, and African Americans were slowly making their way into white communities. We are introduced to the Younger family, who is waiting on a check in the amount of $10,000, due to the death of their husband and father. To analyze this play, we will look at three main characters who each represent very important roles in a family. First we will look at mama, who represents the sadness of circumstances but the hope for better, then we will discover Beneatha’s confusion on who to be in the world and being independent, and lastly we will discuss the greed, leadership and future …show more content…
Mama in the first half of our play is the one who handles all of the decisions in the house. She shows this when she tells Walter in the middle of an argument, “You still in my house and my prescence. And as long as you are—you’ll talk to your wife civil. Now sit down” (Raisin, Act 1. Scene 2). This shows that even though Walter is a man, his mother has all of the leadership in the house. In the end of the book, Mama trusts Walter with all of the money and appoints him head of the house hold when she tells Walter, “I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be” (Raisin, Act 2. Scene 2). From here on out in our play, we see Walter as the leader of the family; the future of the
This play is based in the 1950s when abortion was illegal, death and sickness were very common, and African Americans were slowly making their way into white communities. We are introduced to the Younger family, who is waiting on a check in the amount of $10,000, due to the death of their husband and father. To analyze this play, we will look at three main characters who each represent very important roles in a family. First we will look at mama, who represents the sadness of circumstances but the hope for better, then we will discover Beneatha’s confusion on who to be in the world and being independent, and lastly we will discuss the greed, leadership and future …show more content…
Mama in the first half of our play is the one who handles all of the decisions in the house. She shows this when she tells Walter in the middle of an argument, “You still in my house and my prescence. And as long as you are—you’ll talk to your wife civil. Now sit down” (Raisin, Act 1. Scene 2). This shows that even though Walter is a man, his mother has all of the leadership in the house. In the end of the book, Mama trusts Walter with all of the money and appoints him head of the house hold when she tells Walter, “I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be” (Raisin, Act 2. Scene 2). From here on out in our play, we see Walter as the leader of the family; the future of the