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    When I read "A Raisin in the Sun", I focused on the main characters, Walter, Lena and Beneatha. The author made the three characters that have different personality and situation such as sex, education and goal. I believe that the author has some reasons why she made these dissimilar setting. Therefore, I really want to analyze how or why they had different mind and goal that made some problems in the play. Moreover, how they changed after they lost all of the money. (There is a reason why the…

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    If you had to choose between a secure income of money and your family’s respect, which would you choose? In the book,”A Raisin in the Sun”, there is an ongoing theme of “Money and Morality” between Walter and Mama. This theme of Money and Morality is developed throughout the story as Mama gains the $10,000 and Walters desire to invest in the Liquor comes closer and closer to deadline that Willy Harris has set for him. With this said, other things occur because of this, for the great or good,…

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    Imagine if you were a black family living in the 1950's during the height of racism and the civil rights movement. How difficult would your life be, and what obstacles would have to be overcome? In Raisin in the Sun by Loraine Hansberry, the Youngers family live in a rundown Chicago Black neighborhood and face many challenges throughout their lives, including racial discrimination and sexism. Hansberry's message talks about the importance of achieving dreams, awareness of racial discrimination,…

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    In the play A Raisin in the Sun wrote by Lorraine Hansberry was the first black playwright and the youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award. The play has earned accolades from Broadway as well, winning Tony Awards in 2004 and 2014, including Best Revival of a Play. In 1938, Hansberry family moved to a white neighborhood and was violently attacked by neighbors. They refused to move until a court ordered them to do so, and the case made it to the Supreme Court. South Side Chicago…

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    In the play “A Raisin in the Sun,” writer Lorraine Hansberry takes us along an epic journey with a poor, unconventional, 1950’s Black American family. The dynamics explored are that of a struggling working class unit set in the South side of Chicago. This somewhat realistic drama focuses on the quests of its individual characters and means toward the attainment of their respective ambitions. This play depicts the uphill battle they face in terms of racial prejudice and financial angst. The…

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    causes - there ain’t nothing but taking in this world, and he who takes most is smartest - and it doesn't make a damn bit of difference how.”(3(Act).1(Scene).) A Raisin in the sun is a play that is written by Lorraine Hansberry. She also wrote The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window and Les Blancs.The first play produced based on A Raisin in the sun was in 1959, which is considered a landmark in American literature and drama. This play took place in Chicago’s South Side. In this play, there are…

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    Authors, like Lorraine Hansberry, use their literature to create a theme to relate to all readers. In the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry, each member in the Younger’s family have hopes and dreams they want to achieve. Though, none of them have enough money to achieve their dreams, that is until they get a check for 10,000 dollars from their deceased father. Which Walter ends up losing to his friend after trying to invest in a bar. Hansberry uses this play to create the…

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    African-American family in A Raisin in the Sun, suffers from discrimination and unequal rights. When a member of the family dies, the Youngers get an insurance check that is worth $10,000. The Youngers fight and decide on how they each want to spend the check. When. Mama, one main of the man characters, puts as downpayment on a house in Clybourne Park, a man goes to their house and offers to buy the house from them because they are black. Lorraine Hansberry’s 1959 Play “A Raisin in the Sun”…

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    In the play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry many important scenes are provided which are crucial to understanding the play. The play revolves around an African American family, the Younger’s who are living in Chicago. The Younger’s are a middle class family that has various qualities that are shown throughout the play. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry the egg scene is the most vital scene because, it allows the reader to understand the play, learn about the…

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    In this scene from A Rasin in The Sun by Loraine Hansberry, the main theme is money and the characters differing opinions on how the insurance money should be spent. The first character, Walter, wants to spend the money on a risky business endeavor with his friends. Walter is a big dreamer and he is frustrated with where he is in his life and how he is providing for his family. The other character is Mama, Walters mother, she received the money after the death of her husband Big Walter. She…

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