Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

In his 1931 book, The Epic of America, James Truslow Adams defined the American dream as, “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” (Adams). Throughout the 1950s, the American Dream was a major philosophy believed by many. Much of society felt no matter what race, gender, or nationality they are, they are capable of achieving success. Within the play, A Raisin in the Sun, the characters are faced with many difficult challenges and obstacles that they strive to overcome. Each of them focus on a better life for themselves and the Younger Family. In A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Beneatha dreams of becoming a doctor because in her perspective becoming an

“A Raisin In The Sun” is a play in which Lorraine Hansberry, the author, shows on how money can have a major effect on many people’s lives. Walter, the main character, experiences on how the theme Money and Mortality has affected his own life. In the play “A Raisin In The Sun” Lorraine Hansberry uses certain characters to show the theme Money and Mortality, such as Walter, Beneatha and Mama.

Out of all the characters in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, there are two main ones that influence the plot. Mama and Walter impact the plot the most because both characters have different perspectives and their actions significantly shape the plot.

In Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” (1959), she reveals the life of the Youngers family. In doing so, there surfaces a detrimental ideology that destroys the family financially and in their overall happiness. In Act II Scene I, Walter, the father figure of the family, says, “Why? You want to know why? 'Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don 't know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!” (Hansberry 532). By way of explanation, the family and much of the African-American community for the 1960’s, is built upon a loose ideology that is a brutal cycle that infects the lives of those who inhabit the area; tired of all the commotion from the Caucasians who, to them, miraculously achieve a life of ruling and

A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry in the period following the Second World War. It is divided into three acts and explores the circumstances of the Younger family, a colored family living in the ghettos of southern Chicago. In particular, the play deals with the efforts of Walter Lee, the scion of the family to bring his family out of poverty and into riches by entering into a business venture. The play highlights the psychological and societal barriers to Walter's goal of becoming rich like the white people he sees around him. In effect, Walter's ambitions typify the American dream and the play discusses how the American dream is only a myth against the reality of financial inequality, racial prejudice and constricted social mobility.

Harsh situations are not always meant to cause disappointment, sometimes they are meant to make people stronger. In A Raisin in the Sun which is a play composed by Lorraine Hansberry, concentrates on a family that faces situations, by racial discrimination and economic complications. Despite the financial and racial issues the family faces, the Younger family will persevere. Economic issues occur in major parts to their way of living.

A Raisin in the Sun, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry, is about the Younger family. The play focuses on dreams, values, and the recurring theme that in order to keep a family together, money can not be relied on for happiness. Hansberry’s theme is as relevant today as it was when A Raisin in the Sun was originally written.

Has your family ever had a really bad arguments? Well in the Younger’s family that’s nothing new in the play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry. Walter Lee the so called man of the house is an very selfish/arrogant person. Walter Lee is an husband, father, brother ,and someone car driver. In my onion I think Walter Lee only cares about his dreams and not other people’s dreams.

Through her character , Walter Younger Hansberry created a real example of a Black Americans struggles to reach the American Dream. Throughout the article we see Walters struggle to achieve the American Dream which is life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Walters American Dream was to get the best quality of life for his family / get out of poverty. He was going to achieve this dream by depending on the insurance check for the down payment on a liquor store. His dream was deferred because his dreams became postponed by circumstances beyond his control.

According to a 2017 publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Letter, black men in America earn 80% of what white men earn (Daley, Bart, Joseph). This illuminates the wage disparity and the notion that America is racially biased in terms of compensation. Power is often determined by the amount of money one has. How power is determined by race and skin color is a central theme in both A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. It is also exemplified in US history, as shown in the documentary, American Dilemma. These sources show that the power of colored people is extremely diminished by their lack of access to good jobs and therefore money.

Family interactions play a large and important role in how young girls develop, but often times it is seen that families can affect women’s preconceived beliefs about what they can and cannot do in life. In the book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Beneatha is a strong woman who dreams of becoming a doctor but, Beneatha’s family constantly tries to debunk these dreams and only worries about Beneatha’s marriage status. " Get over it? What are you talking about, Ruth? Listen, I’m going to be a doctor.

Lorraine Hansberry was a famous African American playwright. Her play Raisin in the Sun takes places during the 1960’s on the southside of Chicago. The play was inspired by Langston Hughes poem “Dream Deferred.” The play follows the Younger family as they try to make their dreams come true. In her play, Raisin in the Sun, Hansberry uses Walter, Beneatha and Mama to show the negative consequences that occur when you defer your dreams.

In Lorraine Hansberry’s play “Raisin in the Sun” many of the characters struggle to achieve their dreams and often have them deferred due to race and gender. In the play, an African American family must learn how to live in a time period where racial segregation and gender inequality is normal and obvious. In the 1900s, men saw women as less superior. In Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem”, it explains how dreams are deferred when it comes to the African American population. Hughes writes: “Does it dry up, /like a raisin in the sun?”(2-3). Hughes and Hansberry want to let everyone know the hardship African Americans dealt with and that at often times, their dreams were deferred. Racism made it difficult for some African American families to make

The American dream was an idea that every American citizen should have the opportunity to succeed through hard work and determination. The American Dream is still alive till date. However today, The American Dream is about achieving materialistic happiness. In Lorraine Hansberry's play, A Raisin in the Sun, the main characters encounter numerous challenges while they attempt to attain what they believe to be their perspective of The American Dream. Lena Younger's dream is to live a full and peaceful life with her family.

Pecking order, also known as the social hierarchy, is defined as a hierarchy within a social group or community, in which those members at the top assume positions of authority. The expression was also used for an economic theory that explains capital structure. It came from a report on the behavior among chickens, which establish dominance by pecking each other. Although humans do not use the same tactics to prove their power, there are several other factors play a part in one’s social class, such as social interaction, education, and occupation. Social hierarchy shapes every community as the phenomenon puts everyone in an order from most powerful to least popular. This system of sorting, ranking creatures and humans alike, is apparent in