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    Each of the focal characters in “A Raisin in The Sun” by __ has their own reverie of how they can surpass the situations that threaten to keep them constrained in society. It’s a story encompassing family, struggles, transformation, and how they could come together wholly, during these grueling times. Although these dreams are expressed through context, the application of symbolism exemplifies a reflective and unique addition of meaning, ultimately, creating not just a play about a single family

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    Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry was one of the first plays to realistically and accurately portray the struggles of an African-American family on stage. Before Raisin in the Sun, many black characters on stage were based on stereotypes, not reality. However, Hansberry’s depiction was authentic, even unflattering, and far from comedic. She utilized black vernacular and illustrated the important issues African-Americans faced; poverty, discrimination, segregation. The characters’ authenticity

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    Distinction in David Cooper’s and Yomna Saber’s Critiques of “A Raisin in the Sun” Yomna Saber’s review “Lorraine Hansberry: Defining the Line Between Integration and Assimilation” on Hansberry’s screenplay “A Raisin in the Sun” depicts the struggles of segregation and racism an African American family is thrown into when they receive a large sum of money from an insurance claim. Whereas David Cooper’s review “Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun” on the same screenplay mainly focuses on the tensions caused

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    In the novels To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, and the visual text American Denial reveals how we as humans tend to degrade others of a different race because of their ethnicity and culture. Before Homo Sapiens existed, other animals and insects roamed the earth. For example, approximately 130 million years ago and till this day, bees have been living on this planet. Bees retrieve pollen from flowers and bring it back to their colony. They are highly

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    A Raisin in the Sun is written by a famous African- American play write, Lorraine Hansberry, in 1959. It was a first play written by a black woman and directed by a black man, Lloyd Richards, on Broadway in New York. The story of A Raisin in the Sun is based on Lorraine Hansberry’s own early life experiences, from which she and her whole family had to suffer, in Chicago. Hansberry’s father, Carol Hansberry, also fought a legal battle against a racial restrictive covenant that attempted to stop African-

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    In the book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a book about a black family in the 1950’s living under Jim Crowe laws they live in a tiny apartment in Chicago, many characters influence the plot to this story Walter and Ruth Influence the plot the most. Walter is a big character in the story because he is one of the main causes of all the conflict he does this by always wanting the money he thinks he should be the provider for the family not moma and he always thinks his way is the best

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    African Americans that were living in the United States weren't treated as equals by white men, but this didn't stop people like Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Rosa Parks from creating a civil rights movement to gain their equality. "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry depicts how African Americans were treated by white people and the rest of America. Hansberry used her personal experience of her father fighting segregation by moving them into all-white community in Chicago like the Younger's

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    quality and excellence. A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry embodies this rarity. A renowned play written by a black woman in the heart of the Civil Rights movement is an accomplishment in itself, however, having success and additionally, a produced movie, raises it to a completely new level. CHANGING CHARACTERS SOMETIMES WORKS OUT FOR THE BEST BECAUSE IT ADDS MORE TO THE COMPLEXITY OF THEIR LIFE. MAKES THINGS MORE PERSONAL. RUTH IS THIS EXAMPLE. Hansberry’s A Raisin In The Sun demonstrates a lesser

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    aspect of society. More specifically, humor appears often in the plays A Raisin in the Sun and Clybourne Park. A Raisin in the Sun is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959 about an African American family’s tribulations as they attempt to improve their economic and social situation with an insurance payout from the death of their father. Written by Bruce Norris in 2010, Clybourne Park is a spin-off of A Raisin in the Sun, communicating the struggles of white and black families trying to integrate

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    ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ is a play telling a story of Younger’s (a black family’s) lower-class struggles in its efforts of acquiring a middle-class acceptance. The play opens with Mama, the 60-year old family mother, waiting for a 10,000 dollars check from an insurance firm as compensation after her husband’s death and the drama focus on the way in which this money should be spent. Walter Lee Younger, the son, is desperate of becoming a better family provider and wants to invest this whole package into

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