Sun

and the highest level of decision-making, it is war. This is why the qualities of a president should be like that of an expert general in wartime. Sun Tzu was an ancient Chinese general that commanded over one hundred thousand soldiers in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty of Spring and Autumn (771 to 403 BC). In his well-renowned treatise of war, Art of War, Sun Tzu wrote that a commander should stand for virtues of wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage, and strictness. Transferring this over to…

A Raisin in the Sun, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry, is about an African- American family, the Younger family, living on the South Side of Chicago that has an opportunity to escape from poverty comes in the form of a $ 10,000 life insurance check that Lena Younger receives upon her husband death, but Lena's children, Walter and Beneatha, want to use the money for their plans. The play ends with the family moving into their new home in a white neighborhood of the city. It tells that the…

Authors, like Lorraine Hansberry, use their literature to create a theme to relate to all readers. In the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry, each member in the Younger’s family have hopes and dreams they want to achieve. Though, none of them have enough money to achieve their dreams, that is until they get a check for 10,000 dollars from their deceased father. Which Walter ends up losing to his friend after trying to invest in a bar. Hansberry uses this play to create the…

A Raisin in the Sun is a novel about the Younger family, who is dreaming to move to a new house, since they were living in a small apartment. The Younger family all had their dreams of becoming something or doing something one day. If the dreams do not become true, then what happens to them? They must have dried up like A Raisin in the Sun. Walter Lee had a dream of investing in a liquor store and he needed $3,000 to invest in the store along with two other people. The day came where a $10…

“ A Raisin in the Sun” directed by Kenny Leon is a emotional roller coaster filled with twists and turns. It really makes you feel like you were part of the Younger household back in the 1950s. It also show cases how poorly black people were treated and makes you really feel their pain. But most important this film isn’t just pain and sadness, it’s also a happy movie based on true events. Take the part where Walter first sees the $10,000 check Mama just received. Then when he tells Mama…

A Raisin in the Sun written beautifully by Lorraine Hansberry, depicts the life of an African- American family named the Youngers, residing in the southern side of Chicago during the 1950’s. The story begins with the family arguing about how a check (we later find out this check is Mama’s deceased husband, and the children’s deceased father’s, life insurance policy) is going to be used. Mama wants the check to go towards buying a house, a dream she envisioned with her now dead husband. Walter,…

Pride or Money "Hold fast to dreams / For if dreams die / Life is a broken-winged bird / That cannot fly." is the first line of the poem "Hold Fast to Dreams" by Langston Hughes. Without dreams one's life has no purpose. In the play A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that tells the story of the hopes and dreams of a five person African American family living in Chicago in the 20th century. As Mama, the head of the house, receives a retirement check of 10,000 dollars, each…

The Plot Characters In the book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the characters that most effect the plot are Mama and Walter through conflict. The $10,000 (which is three times the annual pay of the average family during WWII and the 1950’s) check causes a fight between Walter and Mama, Mama wants to buy a house with this money, “But Lord, child, you should know all the dreams I had ‘bout buying that house and fixing it up and making me a little garden in the back – (She waits and…

something. In all summer in a day Ray Bradbury's characters want the joy from the sun. They haven't been up and playful as usual. As the sun sets on Venus with raindrops falling all the characters wish for a day with sun and heat. Through the story bradbury uses feelings and emotion to show what it's like without the sun. In the beginning the author uses Margot's speech to show how mad the kids can get when she explains the sun. She is from earth and the kids get senselessly mad because they…

A Raisin in the Sun is a play based on an African American household, living in the era of the Harlem Renaissance. We grasp on the fact that the family is having economic difficulties. Though this all changes when Mr. Younger (the father) departures (dies), leaving an insurance check. Now that finances are involved, the character’s posses different opinions on how they can use this new money. The main character’s that plan to use the money are mama, Walter, and Beneath. Mama is the mother of…