A Raisin In The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry

Hansberry promotes a sense of African heritage through her character, Beneatha. She characterizes Beneatha as a college student struggling to find her identity, who tries to achieve such by getting in touch with her roots. The author expresses Beneatha’s struggle with the arguments between her and the rest of her family, namely her mother, Lena. Beneatha tries

Lena Younger doesn’t have materialistic things and good wealth but, she walks high, displays pride, and carries herself. Her children’s are her pride and joy and would do anything for her children’s. With no important dreams of her own, for even her dream of having a house is interested only by her aspiration to make living conditions better for her family. She says, upon receiving the $10,000 insurance check from her husband death. I think her American Dream is to have a house so, her family can live in a better environment. Lena is belittling by some of her family member because they want to use the money for something else. “Big Walter used to say, he’d get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, "Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worthwhile." He stating that he makes sacrifices for his family even though he has dreams for himself.

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

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.

Inherently with racism, classism and sexism are smaller issues in the overall scheme of the system, but A Raisin in the Sun refuses to ignore them. Beneatha, a modern women especially for her time, is quick to notice all this unfairness in the community. For example with classism, she speaks on the topic so nonchalant like it’s a normality; “It makes just as much sense as disliking people ‘cause they are poor, and lots of people do that” (1.1.50). This classism stems from the fact that a majority of the black community is in poverty, but not necessarily at their own fault. The family moves into a predominately white neighborhood as Mama finds that “Them houses they put up for colored in them areas way out all seem to cost twice as much as other houses” (2.1.93). Having important shelter for family at such high cost is will obviously leave them in poverty, which works out great with racism, as they are worth nothing in that system. Sexism also runs deep into the system. In American society, sexism is found all around, but this struggle is heightened for the black women who are facing strong blows of both sexism and racism. Beneatha is faced with this constantly. Her own brother, Walter, constantly puts women, explicitly black, down. He often spouts awful phrases such as “no thanks to colored women” and complains

After World War II, African Americans had unequal opportunities in many aspects of their lives. A Raisin in the Sun, a play by Lorraine Hansberry, mirrors the conflicts endured by African-Americans after World War II who were hoping to better their lives, but still held back by the racism and bigotry of earlier eras. Despite the legal barriers of segregation in the 1950s, black families were still being denied access to jobs, higher education, and particularly as it relates to the play, desirable neighborhoods in which to raise their families. At this time, black families like the Youngers, had planned living arrangements from zoning issues. They were blocked from the neighborhoods because of covenants and racial steering matters. The

In the novel, A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry , shows the reader how society was viewed back then in the 1950s .It was tough for african american lives. An African american family living on the southside of Chicago in the 1950s. The play opens from receiving a 10,000 thousand dollar insurance check to do whatever they want with it. Living with five people in a tiny- one bedroom apartment puts the environment pressures high. The book portrays the idea of a dream within all the African american characters shown differently and the different struggles they have to live with in a world of racism, social standards/higher expectations, and regret fullness. Walter Lee Younger, the man of the house, truly encapsulates the American

Family is the most important thing in the world. They are the people that no matter what happens they will always love, but they also are people that can cause quarrels and tension. Lorraine Hansberry, playwright of "A Raisin in the Sun", uses the character of Momma, or Lena, to express the theme of family, by supporting Ruth when she finds out the pregnancy, by giving up her dream of having a house with a garden, and by believing in Walter no matter what he does. The first example of how Mama displays the theme of family, is when she comforts and supports Ruth when she finds out about the pregnancy.

In A Raisin In The Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger's seem to encounter many problems that relate to the worth of family. Walter has great optimism in the investment of the liquor business but is not supported by his family due to the towering risks that could very much ensue. Just like everyone else Mama has hopes and dreams of her own, but must make harsh decisions that could possibly tear one once loving mother and son apart. By encountering these problems, the characters learn that you must stick by your family through thick and thin.

     Family values are the context of Mama’s second nurturing lesson to Beneatha. After a conflictive encounter with her brother, Beneatha expresses a lack of respect and love for Walter. Lena Younger first quickly ensures that she correctly heard her daughter. Although Mama does not come across as gentle as she has in the past, her

How does a man that struggles to provide for his family while wanting to pursue big personal goals handle his life? For many men, that is a very good question that with a tough answer. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter Lee Younger faces the difficult challenge of raising a family in the 1950s Chicago, which is a heavily racist era. He wants nothing but the best for his family, while also trying to make a name for himself. Walter Lee Younger undergoes many emotional and personality changes, trying to find himself and find out how to provide for his family. From being a man as stubborn as a rock, to one who has learned to appreciate the situations given to him and his family, Walter shows that there can more to life than money

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

Raisin in the Sun when racism was everywhere and African Americans were still maids and still worked for the white people. Every African americans were struggling to maintain their family other than if you go to school which involves money. Walter is someone who cares more about money then his own family. When Walters father died the family ended up get insurance money and Walter wanted to take the money for himself. When Walter thought about the money he goes overboard and treats his family bad and loses his morals. Throughout the play Walter cares more about money and doesn't have morals because he went against his family for the sake of having money, he was selfish against his family because they ¨don't understand¨ him, and he doesnt show love towards they people that care for him.

“For many, the American dream have become a nightmare” Bernie Sanders. The American dream is a dream of wealth, success, social status, and power. The American dream for others might be to one day own a place they can call home. In, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, she explains how a family from a minority community faced multiple obstacles trying to achieve their American Dream. The Younger family is a family full of dreams, but only dreams.

Have you ever played monopoly with cheaters? Although monopoly is just a game it’s not fun playing with cheaters, games like monopoly are a lot like living under systems. Especially when there’s cheaters involved because people don’t like living under systems when people in power aren’t fair. The historical fiction play A Raisin In The Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, is about the struggles of living under an unfair system for an African-American family in the 1950’s. This family is large and living in a very small home, in this time period that was common because people were still adjusting to the idea of racial equality in the U.S.