Lorraine Hansberry 's A Raisin

During the time period when a lot of the African American population moved from the South to the large northern cities in hope of better jobs and a chance of a better lifestyle, residential segregation was a big issue. At the beginning the African American population thought it was great to have their own neighborhoods where they could live and be themselves. In Southside Chicago there are famous buildings such as the Regal Theatre and Hotel Grand, which are located right within the “Black Metropolis”. Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun takes place in Southside Chicago in the 1950s. It revolves around the Younger family who bought a house in a white neighborhood with the money of Big Walter’s insurance check. But they are facing problems from the neighborhood as the “welcoming committee” offers to buy the house of off them just so they will not move into the neighborhood. In the play A Raisin in the Sun one of the many issues the Younger family faces is residential segregation.

Lorraine Hansberry was a writer during the Great Depression and the Civil Rights Movement. She was the first woman, the first black person, and the youngest person to get a show on broadway with her hit A Raisin in the Sun. The name comes from Langston Hughes’ famous poem Harlem (Dream Deferred) where Lorraine got all of her inspiration from. Harlem is about what happens when you put off a dream for too long. In A Raisin in the Sun Hansberry uses the characters Walter, Beneatha, and Momma to show the consequences of deferring your dreams.

In the play Lena Younger and her family was rewarded ten thousand dollars of life insurance money, which is a lot of money for a family of their socioeconomic class. With that kind of money the Youngers dreamt for better things, like a new house, a family owned business as well as med school for Lena’s youngest daughter Beneatha. The poem Harlem by Langston Hughes paraphrases these dreams perfectly. One could see how all of their dreams exploded into existence during the weeks leading up to them receiving the check, and ultimately ended up sagging like a heavy load when Lena’s son Walter Lee Younger lost most of the money to his thieving friend Willy Harris. Their dreams were instantly deferred because they had to come back to the reality of not expecting anything when Walter Lee lost the money. Walter’s dreams were

The set throughout the play was non-naturalistic as the props used were to represent things, for example they used the sofa’s to represent cars on the stage, which had headlight on the front of the sofas or when they used the

In A Raisin in the Sun, the family is symbolized by the plant for how the mother takes care of both, and the author uses various other literary devices. Lorraine Hansberry, the author, writes about the Younger Family and their issues about money, death, equality and more. Instead of writing it as a normal book, in paragraph form, she writes it in dialogue. There are many uses of setting, imagery, foreshadowing, and symbolism used throughout the story.

The Big Debate One of the hardest decisions after reading a book is should i watch the movie. Most people do not want the movie ruining how good the book was. When it comes to A Raisin in the Sun, teachers may have some concerns as to reading the book or watching the movie or doing both when it comes to reading/watching something in the classrooms. Some of their concerns may include; Will it be a waste of time? , Is it even important?

The play “ A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry shows three generation of women under the same roof and the struggle each women face, the dreams that they had and how they overcome the obstacle in their life to move on to something better. The women in the family has had to sacrifice a lot to make the family either happy or progress further in life.

There is no doubt that Lorraine Hansberry uses her play, A Raisin in the Sun, as a platform to give her opinions and observations on the black community and of the racism they faced in the mid-1900s. Her play is filled with commentary

In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry utilizes the insurance check to symbolize the American Dream as the check provides the members of Younger family with the opportunity to achieve their aspirations. The concept of the check reveals Walter’s and Mama’s perceptions of themselves and of their lifestyle, and their responses to the check reveals their contrasting approaches for escaping their impoverished world; therefore, Walter’s and Mama’s characteristics and reaction to the arrival of the check ultimately emphasize the racist nature of society that restricts opportunities for advancement for African Americans in the 1960’s. Hansberry illuminates Mama’s power within the household as she makes all of the decisions regarding the insurance check. Additionally, Hansberry highlights her dignity and pride in her African American heritage as she intends to escape poverty through providing structure and decent, secure living for her family, which she intends to achieve through buying a house. In contrast, with the arrival of the check, Walter exposes his weak identity through disappointment and hatred for his job and his lifestyle. His desire to invest the insurance money in a liquor store presents his desperation for financial success and control over his destiny. Ultimately, Hansberry utilizes the check as a symbol for the American Dream for the Younger family; thus, with its arrival, Mama and Walter reveal their opposing identities in the household and different intentions

Lorraine Hansberry created the play "A Raisin in the Sun". A Raisin in the Sun recounts an anecdote about The Youngers who is a poor African American family living on the Southside of Chicago. A chance to escape from neediness comes as a $10,000 extra security watch that the female authority of the family (Lena/Mama) gets upon her significant other 's passing. Lena 's kids, Walter and Beneatha, each have plans with the cash. The most established child, Walter (a man of 35 with a spouse and a youthful child), wishes so anxiously to put resources into an alcohol store. The more youthful sister, Beneatha, presently an undergrad, needs to utilize the cash for therapeutic school. Lena has arranged too for the cash which is to purchase a house

Does money corrupt the best people? Does money hurt your loved ones? Is money the most important thing in our lives? In A Raisin In The Sun, a low-class family is fighting many obstacles, finds a way to persevere. Also, in A Raisin In The Sun “momma asks Walter ‘son how come you talk so much bout money’.

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.

People in different generations often have conflicting opinions. This is partly due to growing up in different times and learning different ideals. However, this difference is not always obvious. In “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, conflicting opinions is a common theme between characters. In spite of how the Younger family seems to have frequent conflicts, there is still a sense of family. It is within the family, however, that conflict seems to prosper most. Two characters who have frequently have conflicting opinions are Lena Younger and her daughter, Beneatha Younger. L. Younger and B. Younger are opposites of each other in their personal views on religion, gender roles, and family loyalty.

Overally, I loved it. A lot of things happened that I would not think was possible because I have been to previous performances. It was always an unexpecting experience being in the same room with the actors and actresses because

Many people go through different moralities in there life some that they believe can change their life for the better but don’t know the consequences. This ties in with issues involving money. Many people believe that money is the way to happiness and do what they can to get money even if it means to hurt your loved ones. In the play “Raisin in the Sun” Walter Lee Younger is man that lives in South Side Chicago and at point in life that he’s in, he wants to do something in his life and make a difference for colored people. The way he believes he can accomplish that is by opening a bar to make money for his family while believing money is the only source of happiness. Walters ideal morality was to make sure he got his hands on the insurance money so he could open up the bar even if it meant his family would suffer when things went wrong.