A Raisin In The Sun Movie Analysis

Name and Significance Walter Lee Younger is the protagonist of A Raisin in the Sun. The entire plot line is centered on him, revealing his everyday life and struggles.

A raisin in the sun is a book by Lorraine Hansberry that tells the story of a lower-class black family's struggle to gain middle-class acceptance while facing internal family conflicts the book was written in 1959, so the movie is an interpretation of the book. Yet the movie made it seem as if Walter is a very selfish man. Reading the book brings a different visualization .The movie also was able to move to different locations, the book however, which was written originally to be acted out on stage. Yet besides all the differences, a common theme ran though in both the book and the movie

Walter seems to be overcome with a search for power and a drive to become wealthy and leave the life of being a worker behind him. It also shows that he cares for his family seeing how he is striving to give them the best, but that aspect is overshadowed by his greed. I feel the scene also shows the Younger family at its lowest point in the movie. Walter is on the complete edge and is thinking of stealing a community's money and the rest of the family, besides Momma, seemed to lose their faith and trust in him. When things seemed hopeless with the loss of the money, they only became worse as a loss in more than money occurred. A loss in their character, faith, history, and respect for each other overcame the family, particularly Walter and Beneatha. Nevertheless, Momma soon sets Beneatha straight with an emotional and positive speech about how there is "always something left to love" and sets the standard that the family should adhere to. It marks the turning point at the end of the movie

. . . Get out of my house, man” (119). Walter is showing that he will stick up for Mama and her dignity. Even though Walter really wanted the liquor store he isn’t going to let some man just say here is the money back, this is a white neighborhood so sell the house. Mama won’t let anybody get in the way for what she believes in and wants. If she wants the house she will get it. Walter is even willing to help Mama because he doesn’t want her dreams and values to be crushed because the neighbors don’t want to live next to an African American family.

“A Raisin in the Sun” is a long play by Lorraine Hansberry. The action of it is set in Chicago, and the time of the play is between World War II and the present. There are approximately eleven mentioned characters; Ruth Younger, Travis Younger, Lena Younger and etc. The hero in “ A Raisin in the Sun” is Walter Lee Younger, who is one of the sons of Lena Younger.

A Raisin in the Sun is a drama that is a “Man vs. Society” type story. Walter Younger is the protagonist of the story even though he isn’t a traditional hero, evident by him stealing Beneatha’s college fund. Almost every protagonist is sympathetic, just because they are put in the spotlight and the audience wants to sympathise with him or her. Walter is the man and the societal issue he

In the film A Raisin In The Sun in 1961, written by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by Columbia Pictures, there are several adaptations that were added and deleted. One adaptation that was added was the different settings. In the play (Hansberry), the setting primarily takes place in the Younger’s living room. The film presents different settings such as Walter’s and Ruth’s bedroom, Benetha’s and Mama’s bedroom, the bar, Walter at work, and the new house.

He plays the role of the antagonist, pushing everyone else’s dreams to put his forth. Walter thinks her dreams are far too big. In scene 1, she “apologizes” for wanting to become a doctor. “ Well-I do-all right?-thank everybody! And forgive me for ever wanting to be anything at all!...FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME, FORGIVE ME!” (37). Even after the feuds with Walter and after all that has happened, family matters more than all the money in the world. Walter gets scammed and loses all the money. Beneatha gets mad but learns that he has been through a lot. She defends her brother from Mr. Linder. The Youngers planned to move there with the money from the insurance check. But, Mr. Linder says that it could be dangerous since where they are moving, there are mostly white folks. Beneatha standing up for him shows that, even though she might not be able to go to medical school anymore because of him, Walter will always be her

Closing eyes as one listens to this song, they may picture Walter Lee singing it to Ruth. The first lyric of “say I don’t look much like a lover, doesn't mean that I won't try [to] set your world on fire” really shadows Walter in the way that in the first scene he didn’t act like a loving husband. He snapped, teased, and went against Ruth's intentions. So as almost like an apology, this lyric explains to Ruth that he knows he hasn't been acting like a good husband, but now he is “trying the best that [he] can.” Ruth also mentions in this scene that they haven’t talked about the baby she is supposed to be having and once Mama mentions this to walter, he may have thought the lyric of “sick of leaving things have done, leaving things half said” himself. There were many ties between Ruth and Walter in this scene that were broken and I think this song could exemplify what Walter could be feeling, instead of actually saying aloud.

A Raisin in the Sun is a Move about dreams. The movie starts off in south side Chicago, evolving around a time period where racism was still common. The genre of the film is known as drama, and is based upon the Younger family. They receive a check from the death of the father in the story. The main characters’ struggle to deal with society, or in other words the “man.” The Younger family all have dreams that they wish to fulfil, and the ten-thousand-dollar check is the ticket to their dreams. There are many roles in the characters in the movie, for example gender. Walter feels that he’s supposed to be the man of the family. Once again, their race inhibits them from accomplishing their dreams.

The Different Adaptations of “A Raisin in the Sun” Over the years “A Raisin in the Sun” has had many adaptations from the 1950s book and the 1959 play to the 1961 movie and to even more recent times with the 1989 tv adaptation and the last being the 2008 movie version with Sean “P-Diddy” Combs. Like all great things with each adaptation there are slight changes. However, I think the greatest changes came between the 1950 book and the 2008 movie characters with Walter Lee Younger, Carl Linder, and Lena Younger, the scene changes, and even more so how the interpretation of it is made.

Beneatha is referring to the fact that Walter plots and schemes get more ridiculous as time goes on. She wonders however, if there will be a limit to just how far he will go to attempt to provide a better life. He plans to go into business with his friends and buy a liquor store. However, furthermore, Mama will not allow him to spend obtained insurance check for 10,000 dollars, and instead plans to give most of her money to Beneatha for medical school. Walter, in a way, is jealous of his sister, for she will be able to fulfill her dreams of becoming a doctor. He, however, will have to keep living a monotonous life, not being able to support his family the way that he would like. He is also angry because Beneatha will get a large sum of Mama’s insurance money, and he will not receive a penny. This dispute leads to general hostility and overall anger in the household. Because of this animosity, there is much verbal abuse that takes place within the household, and also leads to the Walter’s alcohol abuse. Throughout the play, Lorraine Hansberry displays conflict through the lives of her characters.

Walter, perhaps the most dynamic character in the play, finally sees the light and realizes the importance of family. He goes from being an incredibly selfish, greedy man, to maturing for the sake of others in his life. Thankfully, the man who would only do good for himself, puts his pride aside and sacrifices his dreams so the rest of the Youngers could fulfill theirs

Walter's great achievement appears as a failure at first before revealing the man that he has become. The destruction

What makes a person make a good choice or a bad choice? What influences that person? Is it the people around that person? These are all questions to wonder about, and in the end of the script it is all answered. Walter in “A Raisin in The Sun,” by Lorraine Hansbery, is a character surrounded by women who do not understand him. Over the course of the story, Walter makes many choices that change their lives in the story, because of Ruth, Beneatha, and Mama.