Abstract
This paper examines how in her article "The Problem With Lorraine Hansberry", Adrienne Rich summarizes Lorraine Hansberry's life and work in her perspective as a white, lesbian, feminist writer. It looks at how she relates to Hansberry as a feminist writer and how she feels she is not so equipped to deal with the racial issues that are found in Hansberry's work "A Raisin In The Sun".

From the Paper
"Adrienne Rich still has many unanswered-and unanswerable questions about Lorraine Hansberry such as: "What did she dream of being free to write should she gain validation from the American white male establishment?" "What did it mean to be one of the tiny handful of black women artists who have found it possible to have their works published, performed, or seen?" and "Where would Hansberry have placed herself, had she lived till now, in relation to the feminist movement of the present?" Rich will continue to see Hansberry as "a problem and a challenge." She is waiting for a black feminist to gain access to Hansberry's unpublished work and help us see her in her "fullest political context" (Adrienne Rich pg. 253-54). "

Tags:raison, sun, racism, feminism, black

Abstract
This essay examines the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. The paper discusses the political history of the 1950s and 1960s and the relationship between the period of time in which the family in "A Raisin in the Sun" lived and the events that unfolded in the play are discussed. The paper concludes that "A Raisin in the Sun" is truly a window into the lives of African Americans in the 1950s.

From the Paper
"Beneatha seeks to become a doctor in an era where there were few female doctors, and on top of that even less African-American doctors. In that aspect, she is trying to push the limits of the glass ceiling that society has placed upon her. In addition to what society places on her, Beneatha has to deal with the limitations that her family imposes on her; in one scene, she expresses her atheistic beliefs to her very traditional mother and is slapped and made to apologize."

Tags:money, white neighborhood, legal segregation, dreamer accuracy

Abstract
Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun," is considered a powerful drama because it exemplifies the social and economic status of many African-Americans families after the war and before the civil rights movement. It explains that Martin Luther King and other African-American leaders have not yet surfaced, so the social climate still consists of racism in many forms. Housing discrimination was a serious issue and becomes a major focus in the play as the Youngers attempt to rise above their lower class status. It discusses how the play is also significant to literature because one of predominant themes is the American Dream. This paper explores how these issues operate together to emphasize the African-American plight during this era.

From the Paper
"David Cooper notes that A Raisin in the Sun "manages to recover and sustain ethical idealism amid conditions, personal and societal, that would make fatalistic surrender understandable. It does so without sentimentality and in spite of the unresolved conflicts and uncertainties that are left over at the play's end" (Cooper). It is the quality of daring to dream amidst difficult conditions that make the play a success. Cooper notes that while the play is about "distress, futility, and tragedy" (Cooper), it is also about "hope and pride and what kind of conviction and commitment it takes to bring hope out of hopelessness, courage out of fear, and idealism out of fatalism" (Cooper). As the play progresses, we will see how this is true. Despite what the Youngers face, they never completely give up. Jeanne-Marie Miller states, "Hansberry's artistic vision was optimistic; she believed firmly that people could 'impose the reason for life on life.' She knew the tensions implicit in being born black and female, and never accepted the notion that either characteristic was limiting" (Miller 2202). An observation of the characters in the play reveals this aspect of Hansberry's vision. She blends the failures and successes together masterfully to illustrate her point."

Tags:youngers, housing, discrimination, african, american

Abstract
The paper provides an overview of Lorraine Hansberry's early years and discusses how her family's struggle for African-American rights, and specifically, her family's move to an all-white neighborhood, had a very large impact on shaping "Raisin in the Sun". The paper looks at the Younger family in "Raisin in the Sun" and points out the real similarities between them and the Hansberry family. The paper also looks at how critics note the historical and sociological significance of the play's events and of the main character, Walter Lee.

From the Paper
"A Raisin in the Sun is the most well-known and successful play written by Lorraine Hansberry, who died tragically young of pancreatic cancer in 1965 at the age of 34 (SocialJusticeWiki). The play was groundbreaking in many ways--it was the first play produced on Broadway written by an African-American female, and the first directed by an African-American director since 1907 (Social Justice Wiki). In breaking down these barriers, Hansberry was following in the tradition she had learned from her parents since the time of her birth. Her parents were hugely active in the struggle for equal rights, and figures like Paul Robeson, W.E.B. DuBois, and Langston Hughes often came to her parents' house (Voices from the Gap). But it is not just details of Hansberry's adult life that seem inspired by her upbringing, but there are even strong elements of biography in her plays and other writings."

Tags:African, Americans, whites, segregation, discrimination, Walter, Lee, Younger

Abstract
This paper introduces and analyzes Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun". The paper explains that this story, much like Langston Hughes' poem of the same name is about freedom, pride, blacks and their dreams. The paper summarizes the story and explains that the main theme of the story is dreams, as dreams are what keeps a person or family alive and help them look to the future.

From the Paper
"Mama decides to give Walter the money. This is the victory for Walter's dream since Mama feels he has always had to face unfortunate circumstances. Even though the rest of family doesn't approve of this, Mama is willing to take this risk for the love of her son. She knows that her son is suffering from broken dreams. The scene where Walter is shown talking to his son Travis is particularly poignant. He promises Travis that they will one day own a Chrysler that is "elegant" rather than "flashy," and will also employ the services of a gardener. He also predicts that once Travis goes to college, his father would "hand you the world!" (625)."

Tags:racial, prejudice, segregation, hatred, racial, divisions, younger, family, beneatha

Abstract
This paper discusses that both Hansberry's book "A Raisin in the Sun" and the included poem "Harlem," by Hughes are written by African-American writers. The author states that both focus on the question of what happens to "a dream deferred." The paper states that Hansberry, through the characters within her drama, answers this question in the same manner as does Hughes.

From the Paper
"Hughes' poem, which asks if a deferred dream will "...fester like a sore-- / and then run?" can easily be applied to Walter's dream of having a better life, which festers inside him. In the first act of the Hansberry's drama, Ruth points out to Walter that his thoughts are always focused on one thing: his dream. Her speech to her husband is an indication that his dream is festering and not going away."

Tags:deferred, dream, writers, characters, question

From the Paper
"The purpose of this research is to examine Lorraine Hansberry's play A Raisin in the Sun. The plan of the research will be to set forth the pattern of ideas and events in the play and then to discuss the means by which this pattern is elaborated in the action, as well as the sociopolitical context in which the playwright's intended effect of the play on the audience can be most readily identified.
The action of A Raisin in the Sun in general involves what people want and what they are willing to pay to get it. Indeed, describing what the characters want very much describes what the play is about. The Youngers, an extended black family, share the dream of escaping their two-bedroom Chicago tenement and everything it represents. How the dream should be fulfilled now that an insurance legacy is coming their way marks the main level of ..."

From the Paper
" This study will examine racial conflict as it is portrayed by Lorraine Hansberry in three plays, A Raisin in the Sun, What Use Are Flowers? and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. As an intelligent black woman and artist born in 1930 and dying in 1965, Hansberry is clearly aware of the significance of racism in the United States, and she includes racial bigotry and stereotyping as important elements of each of these three plays, either directly or indirectly.

However, Hansberry is an optimist, not a revolutionary. Her work leans toward the reassuring rather than the disturbing. Her characters, for the most part, live in a world which still contains the salvation and healing that love and personal development can bring, even in the face of racial and other obstacles."

Abstract
This paper presents a discussion of ways in which the American Dream is brought out in the play"A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry. The paper further compares that with Dr. Martin Luther King's speech "I Have a Dream."

From the Paper
"The purpose of this research is to examine how Lorraine Hansberry's play 'A Raisin in the Sun' treats the theme of the myth of the American Dream. The plan of the research will be to set forth the pattern of ideas in the play that point to the American Dream as a principal focus of narrative and then to discuss the means by which these ideas are developed as action. The idea of fulfillment of a dream dominates 'A Raisin in the Sun' not only in the..."

Tags:Raisin, in, the, Sun, Lorraine, Hansberry, Langston, Hughes, Dr., King, speech, martin, Luther, King, Jr., I Have a Dream

Abstract
This paper presents a critical examination of the symbolism at work in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, and its effect upon the audience. It examines how Langston Hughes' poem sets the tone.

From the Paper
"In her title for the play A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry makes an apparent reference to the poem Dreams by Langston Hughes. In most printed editions of the play an excerpt from this play is used to set the tone of the play and foreshadow the upcoming action in the play..."

Tags:lorraine hansberry, a raisin in the sun, symbolism, dreams, audience effect.