A Raisin In The Sun Over View

Though there was a heightened sense of tension over civil rights in the late 1950s when A Raisin in the Sun was written, racial inequality is still a problem today. It affects minorities of every age and dynamic, in more ways than one. Though nowadays it may go unnoticed, race in every aspect alters the way African-Americans think, behave, and react as human beings. This is shown in many ways in the play as we watch the characters interact. We see big ideas, failures, and family values through the eyes of a disadvantaged group during an unfortunate time in history. As Martin Luther King said, Blacks are “...harried by day and haunted by night by the fact that you are a Negro, living constantly at tiptoe stance, never quite knowing what

Symbolism is a major tool used throughout the book “A Raisin in the Sun”. The author, Lorraine Hansberry, does a great job using symbolism in her play to convey her point. Lorraine Hansberry uses a variety of different things as symbols such as objects as well as people. The use of symbolism in the play is crucial because it helps understand things better and in more depth.

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

Hope is essential; it is what drives the soul to persevere through the inevitable struggles in life until it reaches its dream. In the drama, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, hope plays a major role in the lives of the Youngers, a poor African American family living in Southside of Chicago during the 1950’s. Throughout the play, Lorraine Hansberry uses light to symbolize the Younger family’s ever changing hope of achieving their dreams. Symbolism underlines a subtle point, foreshadows, and adds meaning to the text. The use of symbols gives an idea or object, in this case the light, a representation beyond it’s literal meaning. In the drama, A Raisin In The Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, the light is a symbol that changes throughout

A Raisin in the Sun is a portrait of African Family, the traditional roots of African society, commercial culture, status of women in Society, the true value

Symbols can be; images, signs, colors, sounds, shapes, anything. It is like how blue can stand for sadness, and how the sun can stand for happiness. Symbolism is an object or an idea that has a representation beyond the literal meaning of the object. The functions of symbols are to add meaning to the text and underline some subtle point the author is making, also to give the reader a clue about the mood of the story and what will happen. The symbols Lorraine Hansberry used in A Raisin in the Sun are the light, plant, and the window. All three symbols; the light, the plant, and the window, have to go together for the Youngers to reach their dream.

In the drama play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the younger family received a 10,000 dollar life insurance check for mamas husband. Mama gave a portion of this money to Walter Lee,her son, and trusted him with it. Walter Lee who was wanting to spend the money to invest in a liquor store, but lost the money to Willy Harris they then realize that their dream may be dead. At this point they need hope and in this play it symbolises a lot of with the specific like a specific object (Mamas plant) or a general object (money). She sometimes even uses symbols through people (Beneatha) to get certain points across. The author is clever with using these symbolisms representing current problems, issues, or events.

A Raisin in the Sun was a play written in the late 1950’s analyzing the cruel effects of racism amongst the Younger family. The younger family suffers from racial discrimination within their living space, place of employment, and the housing industry. Racism has been going on for a very long time in the United States and will always continue to exist. Racism has not only led to political but also social issues. "A Raisin in the Sun confronted Whites for an acknowledgement that a black family could be fully human, 'just like us."(qtd. White fear.) The setting took place in the ghetto, south of Chicago where mainly African Americans settled. In this division, apartments and houses were overly priced, crowded and poorly maintained. Crime rates were extremely high and most families lived in poverty. Due to segregated housing, it was a daily struggle for black families who had hopes in leaving the ghetto for better lives.

“Money is not the key to happiness,” no big pay amount would make much of a difference. As people in America everybody thinks you cannot afford to avoid the unhappiness of having to  life,  having plenty of cash does not make your any more enjoyable then what it is in the present. Happiness depends on how you feel towards your loved ones which in Lorraine Hansberry's Play, “A Raisin In the Sun” Walter's obsession with money often caused him to act unkindly to his loved ones. In the book Raisin in the Sun a family from the Southside of Chicago they lived in a small apartment trying to find a way out of the community they have lived in. The Younger family was dealing with living in a white dominant society dealing with poverty and prejudice acts. The Youngers’ try to ignore the obstacles and stay on their feet throughout the 1950s.

Imagery in The Raisin In The Sun displays uniquely to distinguishes each feeling or reaction proceeding to the characters. The reader gets more of a better image of situation, actions and feelings as illustrated “Mama: Son do you know your wife is expecting another baby? (Walter stands stunned and absorbs what his mother has said.) That’s what she wanted to talk to you about…” (Act 1 Scene 2 Page:1568.) With this image you can examine him feel so much emotion Walter at that time. The imagery of him just sitting there blank as stone, the feeling of anguish, speechlessness and surprised with the news that may seem as bad news giving him the image of unhappiness. Furthermore, it exposes the possibility to be a restriction Walters dream and the families dream as said according to Mama: “Mama: I'm waiting to see you stand up and look like your daddy and says we done giving up nary another one… I'm waiting.” This is a big interpretation towards the American Dream that they needed money but it was a load of work to provide enough for Travis and the baby. It consumes the part of Walter that he can't explain with money, it was his one and only chance to use properly for himself. In Addition, Walter is not just being selfish but he is just seeing the outcomes of his dream be put down. Then again there was also a big huge family that was living in the house; in which was also needing to provide Mama but she expected more from her son, to be wise enough to choose between the right and

Every man believes of Living the American dream. In a land of opportunity but suffered equality, in the mid-twentieth century, during a time of segregation. the struggles and hard work minorities faced made the dream seem too good to be true. In an economy where money becomes more for the Younger family. In A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, she uses symbolism, imagery, and the setting to reveal the reality minorities had to overcome to achieve their dreams in the mid-twentieth century.

In the story, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, most characters think more about their own intentions rather than their actions. There are many different cases of this, for example how Walter Lee Younger intended to purchase a liquor store so he can uplift and support his family, but this caused the family to lose money. Another example of this is how Lena Younger, Mama, intends to support Beneatha Younger in college, but because she gave all the money to Walter she not does not have any. In the story the father spent his whole life trying to get the family out of poverty and he literally worked himself into his own grave. Now because he is dead Mama received his life insurance money of ten thousand dollars. Now she needed to decide weather to spend the money on Walter, Beneatha or her whole family. She intends to make the most moral chose because this is the money she got of of her husband's death, Walter Lee.

Many African American come with a dream but instead they have to fight for it. Which took an African American individual to end the inequality to change the view of the world . In, “A Raisin in the Sun” it talks about how Beneatha is embracing in her african culture. In “I too sing America” it is about African Americans and how people in the world are treating them like they do not belong. ’Both want to be free about their lives without anyone being judge by anyone but they do go in different ways.

Provident Hospital, May 19, 1930- Lorraine Hansberry was born into this world. Her father founded Lake Street Bank, which was the first bank for the blacks. Despite their middle-class level, the Hansberry family was issued to segregation. Her family went to live in a private community when she was eight years old, and the owners refused to sell property to a black family. With help from Harry H. Pace, president of the Supreme Liberty Life Insurance Company and several white realtors, they were able to secretly buy property for the Hansberry’s. All through Lorraine’s life, she dealt with many racial difficulties. Luckily, she finally found what she needed for herself through writing.

Lorraine Hansberry’s masterpiece, A Raisin in the Sun, is a play that capture the audience’s attention immediately. The following six components, which can be applied to the strong beginning of any work of literature, coalesce to create a captivating first act.