A Raisin in the Sun Essay

Pride or Money "Hold fast to dreams / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly." is the first line of the poem "Hold Fast to Dreams" by Langston Hughes. Without dreams one's life has no purpose. In the play A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that tells the story of the hopes and dreams of a five person African American family living in Chicago in the 20th century. As Mama, the head of the house, receives a retirement check of 10,000 dollars, each…

Argumentative Essay The play we read in class was called A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry the author of the play wrote about a African American family living in Chicago during segregation. Throughout the play we learned about each of the characters dreams. The character’s dream I found most important was Beneatha Younger. Here’s why I found her dream the most important. Beneatha Younger a joyful african american with a ton of energy had a dream to attend college and get a doctorate…

A Raisin in the Sun Essay A Raisin in the Sun, written by Loraine Hansberry, portrays the upbringing of the Younger family in 1930s Southside, Chicago. The family has African-American roots and lives a lowly and menial lifestyle as they share a small apartment and a single bathroom. Also, the confined lifestyle causes strife and conflict among the family, such as acquiring enough money to move to into a house. Further, each family member has a specific dream or pursuit, which Mama honors as the…

A Raisin in the Sun is a play based on an African American household, living in the era of the Harlem Renaissance. We grasp on the fact that the family is having economic difficulties. Though this all changes when Mr. Younger (the father) departures (dies), leaving an insurance check. Now that finances are involved, the character’s posses different opinions on how they can use this new money. The main character’s that plan to use the money are mama, Walter, and Beneath. Mama is the mother of…

A Grape in the Moon Sometimes, characters who appear briefly or who are only mentioned have some of the greatest impacts in literature. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, playwright Lorraine Hansberry creates Karl Lindner, a white racist who manages the Clybourne Park Welcoming Committee and greatly affects the plot, motives of characters, and conflict despite his miniscule appearance. The characters of Walter, Lena, Ruth, and Beneatha are all changed for both better and worse by the words and…

Intro: In the book A Raisin in the Sun Mama is the character that shows just how difficult dreams can be to achieve and what happens to dreams when they are deferred, she never gives up and despite all the hardships, the first thing on her mind is giving her kids a better life that she had. Body: Linder was sent by the Clybourne Park Homeowner Committee to let the family know that they are not wanted and tries to buy the house back in exchange for their trouble “…that our Negro families are…

Do you believe life is better than materialistic things, or the other way around? In the play of the raisin in the sun it sets in Chicago around the Younger family’s life and how they face prejudice, discrimination and stereotypes throughout their lives. Throughout the whole play Lena Younger (Mama) has always loved her family and shows she doesn't care about money and just cares about her family well being, which shows that she has morals because of her caring, wisdom, and her generosity.…

every citizen of the United States should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and wealth through hard work. For many people, this idea gives them hope during their journey to America and their first few years in the new country. In The Raisin in the Sun, readers learn of the different dreams that the members of the Younger family have for their homes. Walter believes that the money should be invested in a liqueor store, while Mama believes that it should be used on a new house for…

When Lorraine Hansberry wrote her famous play A Raisin In The Sun back in 1959, which is a period of time after the Second World War, she addressed many topics and problems that the United States and especially African American people were facing in their lives. One major concept that she brings to her play is the concept of home and what it means and symbolizes to the Americans and especially African Americans back in those times. She also brings up two extremely important literary criticisms…

In the play A Raisin in the Sun, the author Lorraine Hansberry explore the central themes of racism, segregation, integration, sexism, and dreams, to portray the cultural, economic, and social hardships a lower class African American family; the Younger’s. Hansberry uses the Younger family to symbolize the oppressive society, in the Southside of Chicago, during the late 1950’s. In the play, the Youngers are faced with racial discrimination and segregation between blacks and whites in society, as…