The Use of Structure in "Raisin in the Sun"

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This paper looks at the way "Raisin in the Sun" develops, so that the focus is shifted throughout the play. The three acts are explored as follows: The first act's function in the play is to introduce the character's internal and external conflicts and make the reader guess what kind of solvency will come from the new money, act two's purpose is to give the audience a false sense of security which ultimately leads to the climax of the play and in act three, all of the issues in act one resurface.

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"The first act of Hansberry's play is used to introduce the problems that the family is facing while showing that there is an end to these problems in sight. The money problems that the Younger family faces are shown through various ways in the beginning of act one. The first act's function in the play is to introduce the character's internal and external conflicts and make the reader guess what kind of solvency will come from the new money. The very beginning of the play familiarizes the audience with the Younger family's lack of resources. Several families share one bathroom on the floor of the apartments that they live on and Travis is made to sleep in the living room, because of the shortage of bedrooms in the apartment. By showing that the characters face these money problems, the audience is able to appreciate the situation that the family is in."

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