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    play, A Raisin in the Sun, focuses on a struggling black family.Over the course of the play, we learn that a black family living in poverty receives insurance money due the death of the father, but Walter, the son, foolishly loses the money when he invests it into a liquor store. His mother reacts in different ways to her son’s actions in the play and the film version. In the family, Walter and Beneatha are the children of Mama, and the character, Ruth, is Walter’s wife. Introduced in A Raisin in the

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    this time Hansberry wrote a Raisin In the Sun, which was based on the poem, “ A Dream Deferred.” This play was a huge success and was the youngest American playwright at age 29. Hughes was one the main engagements for the world of jazz and the influence it had in his writing. Unlike other poets, Hughes wanted to tell the story of the people’s actual culture and wanted to reflect them. Other poets told the story of there personal experiences. In the play, A Raisin In the Sun, Hansberry uses Walter, Mama

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    Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the sun represents a family, who strives to reach their individual dreams, although they are faced with many challenges and setbacks. Although set in the 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun represents the many issues someone may experience with a money focused mind, today or when the play was set. Walters' character demonstrates these issues throughout the play when his dreams and ambition are challenged by his own selfishness. In Lorraine Hansbery's play, A Raisin in the Sun, Walter's

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    The first piece of literature is, "Raisin in the Sun." This story was written by Lorraine Hansberry during the 1950's after World War 2. The story was used as an example of an average African American family during this time period. It talked about the financial struggles and decisions African Americans faced while also talking about the low status of females during the 1950's. It also talks about conflicts that occurred between African American family members. The Battle Royale is the next piece

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    I am going to be comparing “A Raisin in The Sun” written play to the movie. The differences are that much of the dialogue is rephrased and not as it is written. Some of the dialogue from the written text is deleted, however, a new dialogue is added in the movie, and also unlike the movie, a lot of the action that the author described in the written play that did not take part in the movie. Some conversation between Travis and mamma took place in the written play but it did not take place in the movie

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    #All Lives Matter I am a Muslim woman. I wear the hijab on my head and i have been discriminated and treated differently because of it. Hansberry creates the theme in the story, A Raisin In The Sun, when the younger family is going through segregation and aren’t being treated equally based on the color of their skin, this is still relevant today, for instance the GAO study proves it with the data collected. Hansberry's theme is Don’t judge a book by its cover. To illustrate, when the younger

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    like a ladder that allows people to climb up and achieve their dream. The American Dream is an idea of gaining wealth and achieving the ultimate success that a person wants. Literature often reflects the idea of the American Dream.The play A Raisin in the Sun by, Lorraine Hansberry portrays different aspirations of an African-American family who struggles to attain their dreams. In the article and speech,“For Foreign-Born entrepreneurs, Silicon Valley is the American Dream” by Joseph Jaafari discusses

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    success, but also never give up along the way to success. A Raisin in the Sun is about the life of the younger family, which is struggling to make ends meet. They face many difficulties as a family, some more difficult than others, but they always try to see the light during dark moments. The younger family consists of Walter's mother (Mama), Walter, Beneatha, his wife Ruth, and their child Travis. Firstly, in the passage from A Raisin in the Sun In the Plant/EEgg Scene, the theme of determination leading

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    Everyone wants a large sum of money! But could a large sum of money ruin a family? The play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, in a Raisin in the Sun. The younger family is struggling for money, this huge check is coming for 10,000 thousand dollars. That's around 85,000 thousand dollars in today's economy. The younger family went on to buy a new house. Then this man went on to steal the rest of the money. Importance of family can be seen in the play because family will help you and stick

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    In the play Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter and Mama influence the plot the most out of all the characters. They do this in many ways using conflicts, dialogue, and their own actions to influence the plot. The setting is after WWII, in a Chicago apartment. The family is very tight and getting annoyed with each other. Walter plays a major role in influencing the plot in many ways. One way is he really wants to do more with himself. He says, “Don’t nothing happen for you in the world

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