A Raisin in the Sun

Lui Hiu Ki Beatrice 16208102 Dr. Tammy Ho ENGL3066 Question 1 01 April 2017 The Dysfunctionality in The Glass Menagerie and A Raisin in the Sun According to McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine, a dysfunctional family deals with internal and external problems such as “sibling rivalries, parent-child conflicts, domestic violence, mental illness, single parenthood or alcohol or drug abuse, extramarital affairs, gambling, unemployment” etc. In this essay, internal conflict would be…

A Raisin in the Sun varies in many ways between the novel and the movie; however, the main events remain the same. The movie did an amazing job of capturing the essence of A Raisin in the Sun, but there were some major scenes that the directors cut out due to time constraints. The movie also did an incredible job of portraying the characters emotions and feelings. Even though the movie did portray the book incredibly well, it differed from the book in many important ways. The movie and book…

Amanda Panzica Professor Barbara Green WRT 102-12137 5 December 2016 Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry had many different elements that influenced the way she wrote all her works, from A Raisin in the Sun to Les Blanc, however, the most important thing that has swayed her writing has been her personal home life and upbringing. Hansberry grew up in South Chicago to two very well educated parents, Carl and Nannie Hansberry (Adler, p1). When Lorraine was eight, her family…

Both Sophocles in his play, Antigone, and Lorraine Hansberry, in her play A Raisin in the Sun, explore the ideas of dignity and morals. Everyone has their own personal morals; however, not everyone has enough dignity to publicly support their own beliefs. These texts were written in very different time periods, as Antigone was produced almost 2500 years before A Raisin in the Sun. Antigone and Ismene, sisters in the play Antigone, lose their brother and view the situation with very contrasting…

A play and a novel are two very different ways of telling a plot of a story. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the audience is able to feel involved in the story through many aspects. Usually in novels it is consistent with one point of view through the story. However, in a play the audience is able to gain perspective from most of the characters. The stage directions in a play gives the reader an insight on the actions taken among a character. The stage directions in scene…

While reading both Glass Menagerie and A Raisin in the Sun I noticed a few similarities within all the characters, but mainly I saw the most similarities and differences between the two mothers in both plays. One of the most important parts of each of these stories is the relationship between the children and their mothers. The mothers are both very similar and also, very different from each other. The father figure is missing with both of these stories. Both the mothers, Amanda and Mama are…

page, it will become a conflict. In A Raisin in the Sun and Clybourne Park, both authors complain about how the main cause of conflicts is due to the difference of social status. The relation between men and women, black and white people and groups of different social classes are used to exploit the idea of the authors. First of all, the authors of both of the plays criticize the distinct role of a woman and a man that cause conflict between them. In A Raisin in…

one’s destiny is something that is already decided and set out for them, I personally disagree. For me, when looking at history, sometimes it can seem like one’s fate is already set based on the actions in the past. An example of this would be A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. The main character believes his life is already set and dictated by what has happened in the past to African Americans. But, at the end of the play, he makes a decision completely unlike what he was expected to.…

Hansberry’s Argument in A Raisin in the Sun In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, act 2, sc. 2, between pages 106 and 109, Lena gives Walter the remaining money that the check provided, so he could store it in the bank and finally be the head of the family. Walter’s bitterness immediately extinguishes and he is beyond content that he can finally pursue his dream. Later that day, Walter expresses to his son, the wealth they are going to acquire and have the luxurious life they always…

causes marital conflict. R. Younger develops the most throughout “A Raisin in the Sun” as she is miserable and exhausted by her husband’s constant babbling about his dreams; however this progresses as change envelopes her life and she is able to repair the relationship thus improving a lot of other problems including issues with the Younger family, and improving their…