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Oluseyi Akinbami once said, “Every man’s heart speaks, where no one can see, it reveals the motives for our actions, and many times the motives are not good.” In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” the Younger family is one full of ambition. Each member of the family has a goal in life that they wish to achieve. For Ruth and Lena (Mama) Younger, this goal seems to present itself as the desire for family bonding. For Beneatha Younger, success in the medical field seems to be prominent.…

The play A Raisin in the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry, and is set in a poverty-stricken, black section of Chicago in the 1950’s. In the passage above, Lena Younger known as Mama, the functioning head of the household, is speaking to her thoroughly demoralized adult son, Walter. Mama’s statement reflects a change of heart she experiences about her role in the Younger family and what she needs to do to protect it. In this passage, Hansberry explores how the control of money in a family…

Copper Sun “Find beauty wherever you can child, it will keep you alive” Amari a 15 year old girl who was auctioned off to be a slave for a white man. In the book Copper Sun the author tells the story in many points of views. This book is told in different point of views because, it furthers the plot of an important event in the book. The author uses different points of view throughout the book so you can know both sides of the story. In chapter 9, it tells…

In Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Beneatha states, “Enough of this assimilationist junk!” (Hansberry 524). Beneatha says this due to the fact that she is tired of trying to blend in with white society. She wants to customize herself and represent her culture. She is tired of attempting to style her hair, dress in conservative clothing, and being what she is not. Now, she is ready to proudly display her African-American heritage. Beneatha then provides her own definition of…

Argumentative Essay The play we read in class was called A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry the author of the play wrote about a African American family living in Chicago during segregation. Throughout the play we learned about each of the characters dreams. The character’s dream I found most important was Beneatha Younger. Here’s why I found her dream the most important. Beneatha Younger a joyful african american with a ton of energy had a dream to attend college and get a doctorate…

Character Essay In the play A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter and Beneatha are the two characters who make up most of the plot throughout the play by using their actions, what they say, and how they interact with one another. One character that influenced the plot in the play is Walter. He’s greedy about the money because he keeps talking about it and how he’s going to start a business with it. He’s also a very disagreeable person. Everything that someone else says in…

like the journey of life is predictable. As we all know, life is not predictable; therefore, a person’s past does not dictate their future. Every person has the power to create their own future, regardless of their past. In the play “A Raisin in the Sun”, written by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger family are suffering financially. Our protagonist, Walter Lee Younger, is portrayed as a reckless man who puts his own wants before his family’s needs. After a series of turmoil regarding Walter and a…

Throughout history and time, a number of plays and literature have portrayed discrimination vices like race, color, and religion among others in present day. Similarly, “A Raising in the Sun” play by Lorraine Hansberry depicts racial discrimination towards the younger black families alongside internal inconsistencies that hinder the accomplishment of the American dream by the younger families (Hansberry 80, 81). Hence, it helps us on our future on the issue more to finding a solution to the…

When Lorraine Hansberry wrote her famous play A Raisin In The Sun back in 1959, which is a period of time after the Second World War, she addressed many topics and problems that the United States and especially African American people were facing in their lives. One major concept that she brings to her play is the concept of home and what it means and symbolizes to the Americans and especially African Americans back in those times. She also brings up two extremely important literary criticisms…

A Raisin in the Sun Essay A Raisin in the Sun, written by Loraine Hansberry, portrays the upbringing of the Younger family in 1930s Southside, Chicago. The family has African-American roots and lives a lowly and menial lifestyle as they share a small apartment and a single bathroom. Also, the confined lifestyle causes strife and conflict among the family, such as acquiring enough money to move to into a house. Further, each family member has a specific dream or pursuit, which Mama honors as the…