A Raisin in the Sun Essay

The Younger's Family in Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun, have faced many hardships in 1950s America. In the play, Hansberry writes about a family on the south side of Chicago, in a beat up, old apartment that is about as tired and worn out as the Younger’s are. The Younger Family goes through many trials and tribulations that are best represented by the symbolism with their tiny one window, the plant, mama's gifts, and the condition of the old and new house. The condition of the…

Having a dream is a wonderful opportunity to expand and make an impact in the lives of others, yet oftentimes these dreams are given up when they require a commitment people are unwilling or unable to give. The play A Raisin in the Sun focuses on the dreams of the Youngers, an African American family living in the Southside of Chicago around 1950, and their journey to achieve them. The Younger family is made up of Mama, her daughter Beneatha, her son Walter Lee and his wife Ruth, and their son…

A Raisin In The Sun is a play written by esteemed author Lorraine Hansberry. This theatrical work describes the arduous struggles of an African American family in a racially segregated society of the 1950’s. Mama, the matriarch of the family is the mother of two adult children with different ideas in life. She receives life insurance for her deceased husband in the form of a ten-thousand dollar check. This check divides the thought processes of her family. Her and her children want to use it…

A controversial issue in A Raisin in the Sun was when Walter’s wife, Ruth was pregnant. Ruth was scared out of her mind, not knowing how her & husband, Walter would support the baby. The family was very poor and could barely support themselves let alone a new child. A new child would mean new clothes, shoes, time, love and attention. Walter’s family could not give the unborn child what he or she would need essentially, ultimately meaning the parents could not really provide for their child.…

personalities, competition, and jealousy, the end result of competition and jealousy leaves one winner and one loser. The loser never sees his flaws, only what he believes is right; his point of view. Walter, the protagonist in the literary drama Raisin in the Sun, is competing with his sister Beneatha to achieve his dream of liquor store ownership. His sister, Beneatha wants to be a doctor, a more noble goal for Mama than a liquor store. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, jealousy, bitterness, and…

may be different for many people, yet at the end of the day, it is all the same concept. In The play, A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, everyone has different ideas on how to spend the money that came from the insurance. Mama wants to buy a house, Walter wants to invest the money, and all the other characters have their own ideas on what the money should be used for. In “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry the characters use rhetorical/literary devices to talk about how each…

11,000 residents actually housed 27,000 (Chicago Southside 1950’s, 2011). The Southside was primarily made up of African-Americans, in fact, according to Chicago Southside 1950’s, 2011, it was considered the “Capital of Black America.” In A Raisin in the Sun, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry, the difficulties of African-American families living in Chicago were portrayed. Chicago has improved when it comes to crime rates, but poverty and police brutality are things that still greatly affect…

In A Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry emphasizes the struggle of equality from the female characters presented in the play. She has these characters face realistic issues to show the struggle of gender inequality in the 1950’s. Each of the women had their own set of problems facing this problem, but all strived towards the same goal. Throughout “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, Gender Inequality is experienced through Ruth, Lena, and Beneatha. Ruth Younger is faced with the issue of the…

In her play A Raisin in the Sun, playwright Loraine Hansberry uses the characters of Joseph Asagai and George Murchinson to show the themes of race and sexism. Compared to other characters, Asagai and George appear very little. However, their dialogues with the Beneatha display their opinions on the issues of race and sexism. While Asagai symbolizes the African American heritage and support of women’s rights, George displays the assimilationist African American and the sexism found in Chicago…

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…