A Raisin in the Sun

America, the Youngers, and Lily Owens would not be where they are without the Civil Rights. Sue Monk Kidd's novel, A Secret Life of Bees, and the drama, "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry both similarly and differently address Civil Rights. First, accepting Civil Rights were needed for the women in A Secret Life of Bees and "A Raisin in the Sun" to attain their dreams. In A Secret Life of Bees, Rosaleen's dream was to vote. The day after the Civil Rights Act became a law, (20)…

Broken-Winged Bird: Mama Younger “What happens to 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?” (Hughes). This quote by Langston Hughes was a large inspiration to Lorraine Hansberry, writer of A Raisin in the Sun. It inspired her to create her characters and their own deferred dreams. Of all her…

everyone has a longing deep down to do something or be something. Throughout John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men and Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, dreams are an play a quintessential part of the character’s lives and goals. They are able to give someone a purpose, but also affect them negatively, which can be seen in both works. Firstly, A Raisin in the Sun depends greatly on the presence of the Younger family’s dreams; each family member has distinct dreams and intend for them to…

To pursue the success of an American dream at any cost, can unknowingly result in the destructive nature of dreams. A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, provides a remarkable depiction of the destructive nature of an American Dream. Walter Younger is the head of the family, which fights against poverty, racial, and social injustice. Walter aspires to rise above his class status to gain dignity, pride, and respect. Walter believes his dream can only be achieved by opening a liquor business…

it, there is nothing in its nature to produce happiness”(Benjamin). The basis of what Benjamin Franklin is trying to suggest is that money cannot buy everything and that it is a source of greed and conflict. In Lorraine Hansberry’s novel, A Raisin in the Sun, she likewise tries to convince her readers that money is a source of conflict and struggle. The theme plays an essential role in the novel because of the fact that it is present in nearly all acts and events. Hansberry tends to hint at her…

Broadway. Lorraine Hansberry completed her first play in 1957, which opened in March of 1959, taking her title from Langston Hughes ' poem, "Harlem” and that play was A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry was a great playwright that lived a short life. Hansberry died at the age of 34 but her work lived on. A Raisin in the Sun put Hansberry in the ranks of being a great playwright because it made a controversial statement about American society and culture before it was politically popular to…

traditional roles thus causing a shift in the men’s roles. According to The Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Lorraine Hansberry was “the first black woman to have a play produced on Broadway” (Gates 1768). Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun is set around 1959 in Chicago and it is about the Younger family facing situations after the death of their father. Walter Younger is somebody, who at first, only cared about monetary gain and achieving his dreams, while his sister,…

to recognize most of the times. Even though both are dangerous in different ways, latter is the most dangerous among them. In “Raisin in the Sun”, Mr. Lindner is a character which applies such form of racism to meet his motive of not letting the African-American family move into his white neighborhood. Through Mr. Lindner’s visit to the Younger’s family, A Raisin in the Sun demonstrates racially segregated nature of Chicago’s neighborhood and the non-violent tactics used by Mr. Lindner to…

All of the characters in A Raisin in the Sun face many challenges throughout the play. The dreams of the characters are torn down by each other and the outsiders in the book. The hopes and dreams the characters have are brought down by both the prejudices seen in the play and also the dreams of the other characters. The dreams of others in the book can often tear down another character’s dreams. Education, gender discrimination, and housing was greatly affected by growing up and living in the…

The Raisin In The Sun was a play written in 1959 by Lorraine Hansberry. She was the first black woman to write a play that got produced on Broadway. This play was not destined for success but despite the critics it had became one of her most well known plays. The written play is different from the movie in a few ways. Some of the major parts in the written play are not in the movie and vice versa. Even though many occurrences in the play are different from the movie, there are also many…