A Raisin in the Sun

both prove that America is a country of opportunity. Despite the fact that they present different pursuits of happiness, it is clear that both ideas explained are opportunities within this wonderful country. For example, the man himself in "Raisin in the sun" states how it easy it is to become successful in American, by stating, "A job. (Looks at her) Mama, a job? I open and close car doors all day long. I drive a man around in his limousine and I say, "Yes, sir; no, sir; very good, sir; shall I…

Dear: Ta-Nehisi Coates, My name is Carissa Pillay and in my English class we will be reading the play, “A Raisin in the Sun”, by Lorraine Hansberry. We have read your article in class to give us a better understanding of what happened from the Case for Reparation, It really opened my eyes on how I saw the case for reparations. One of the quotes that was in the article that caught my eye was “So that was just one of my losses”. In this instance black people were referring to how land that was…

The only way for a person to ever achieve their dreams is to chase them, no matter how unrealistic they may be. Langston Hughes asks of a dream deferred, “Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fester like a sore— And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over— like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode?” What happens when a person tries to ignore their dreams? Hughes implies that a dream that one ignores will fester inside them,…

which included the money he was supposed to deposit for his sister. Mama was so hurt by what Walter had done. Walter is not the perfect man and has caused some grief among the family especially with his wife, who he tends to argue with as often as the sun coming up. The couple has other problems such as Ruth deciding to get an abortion and Walter finding that hard to believe that she would do such a thing. The couple, mainly Walter, argues about how depressed he is about his job and the fact…

Exam # 3How does Walter change from the beginning of the play? In the beginning of the play Walter’s wife Ruth didn't like how they were living and she always had a attitude so he wanted to change the way they was living because he was feeling helpless and unhappy so he invested all his money into a liquor store. He went in business with two other men Bobo and Willy Harris they all put in money for the liquor store. Willy Harris took off with all of Walter’s money and left him and his family…

eventually he will shed that bondage by overcoming that which is constricting him and regain his status in the human race. Douglas’s statement is figurative; it is portrayed in The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, by Fredrick Douglass; “A Raisin in the Sun,” by Lorraine Hansberry; andA Separate Peace, by John Knowles. In Frederick Douglass’s autobiography, he portrays his progression from a slave to a man. In the beginning of his narrative, he is a slave to his fear. His slavery is…

power to drive a man to end his own life. This was the case in the drama The Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. The drama portrays an older white couple left with an unending financial burden from the Great Depression. Another drama, The Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, also shows the hardships that money can lead to. This drama presents the life of a lower class African American family, struggling to get through life in the late fifties. By comparing the initial financial situation…

Rum Raisin In the short play A Raisin in the Sun, the major character go through several changes, some changing in small ways, some showing a large amount of growth. One Major character, Ruth, changed in an important way regarding the fact that she had become pregnant. Early on in the play, Ruth is displayed as irritable and not in the mood to deal with her husband’s questioning of her behavior that morning, but as the play progresses we see her gain a hopeful attitude after learning that she…

certain things enough to where we think they are rights. A right to sleep in a bed instead of on a couch. A right to open your hand and be given money when you need it instead of trying to work for it. A right to live life like a child. In A Raisin In The Sun, Travis Younger didn’t get the type of things that we take for granted today. However, like mine, Travis’ family tried their best to make his future very bright. This play showed me how privileged I am just to be able to go to a house,…

showing pleasure or contentment” (according to google), happiness might be achieved through your own self goals and accomplishments, or some people might achieve happiness through watching other fellow friends or family achieve their goals. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry many characters reflect on what people will make them happy and how it affected their relationship with their family members, some of the family members becoming selfish and some striving to keep the family…