A Raisin in the Sun

Throughout our lives, we make many mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes end up hurting our loved ones. But from those mistakes, we learn lessons on how we can grow and develop into better human beings. Similarly, characters in the book A Raisin in the Sun also make mistakes and learn important lessons. Each character goes through their struggles, but eventually, they learn how to overcome them and grow from them. Likewise, Walter Lee also goes through his struggle, in which he wants money more…

A conflict in the story is lack of money. Walter has a huge family he needs to provide for but the lack of opportunity and money is causing an issue. Especially in a time where being black plays a huge factor in your income, money is tight. Between Walter, his wife, sister, son, and mother income is little to none. Resulting in a man willing to do anything to provide for his family, making Walter extremely desperate. He becomes a monster, arguing with his wife about being there for him,…

Racial identity has always been a complex subject in America. For as long as anyone can remember there have been debates on the significance of racial identity, specifically in minorities. Lorraine Hansberry also tries tackling this topic in her play A Raisin in the Sun.The play is about a family trying to make their way up in the world in south side Chicago. During the play one of the main characters, Beneatha is trying to find her identity. Throughout her struggle she has relationships with…

A Raisin in the Sun and Segregation in Chicago In today’s century, especially in places like Chicago, relations between Caucasians and African-Americans are not always equivalent. There are differences between some of the major aspects in life, including segregated neighborhoods, poverty, the workforce, and income. It is believed that racial prejudice has improved since the Civil Rights Movement in 1950. It has been proven by facts from poverty and income percentages that the segregation is…

In 1959 Lorrain Hansberry became the first Black playwright to produce a show on Broadway. A Raisin in the Sun is a quintessential civil rights drama that exposes the genuine realism of the impact of slavery and the modern aftermath of the past terrors that plagued African Americans for so many years. A Raisin in the Sun manifests an abundance of themes central to the African American cultural in 1950 including identity, education and family. Hansberry specifically…

In Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun, the leading character is trying to capture the American dream, but it just does not seem to happen because of lack of understanding from family and friends. Willy Loman in a Raisin in the Sun, was wanting the respect of people associated with him and Walter Younger in Death of a Salesman was trying a get rich quick plan to be able to support his family. Both men talked about the American dream and how they deserved it and was their right, but it…

SAS Essay In the play Antigone by Sophocles and the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorainne Hansburry, feminism is a strong undertone in both stories. Both plays feature a strong female role with some weak male characters. However, some women in the plays are oppressed, like Antigone who is not allowed to given her late brother a proper burial. Beneatha also experienced some struggles when an obstacle comes between herself and her dream of becoming a doctor and practicing medicine. The lens of…

many African Americans were oppressed and segregated. How many African Americans expressed their culture was through art, music, and literature. Being discussed will be the literary expression. The most prominent writing piece of which is A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. It is a play about a black family on the southside of Chicago.…

“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry (376), “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1034), and “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” by William Shakespeare (529), seem to treat women as second class citizens. Even though they are all from different eras they all three still do not speak of women in high regards. In fact, the Feminist movement would have a field day with all three. One may be a poem but it really speaks volumes of how the narrator felt about his mistress…

of the characters? The title, A Raisin in the Sun relates perfectly with the plot of this play and each of the characters because although each individual had a dream it was unsure what was going to happen to them with it. I find that this title is a beginning sentence of what each character will turn out to be, just like in the poem. Will they fester like a sore and then run away? Or does it crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet? They are all a raisin in the sun, but do they stay to rot or…