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"A Raisin In The Sun" ( Lorraine Hansberry ), 1999.
Discusses the play's themes, plot, characters, values, social and racial views.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 55.95
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"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 ..."
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Lorraine Hansberry?s "A Raisin In the Sun", 2005.
A summary and review Hansberry's story about the lives and times of one black family in 1950s.
968 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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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.
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"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)."
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Lorraine Hannsberry's "Raisin in the Sun", 1997.
This paper describes Lorraine Hannsberry's "Raisin in the Sun" and a poem ?Harlem? by Langston Hughes included in the book (and quoted in full in the paper).
945 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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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.
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"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."
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?A Raisin in the Sun? by Larraine Hansberry, 2001.
A discussion of the themes of obsession and materialism in the play ?A Raisin in the Sun? by Larraine Hansberry.
1,225 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper is a critical analysis of ?A Raisin in the Son? by Larraine Hansberry, the story of a black family's struggle to break out of the poverty that is preventing them from achieving their dreams. Using the components of setting, imagery, and characterization, the theme of man versus society is analyzed and the reader is shown that if you are not careful, becoming obsessed with money can cost you your dreams.
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"Great care is taken in the presentation of Walter?s character, which helps the reader to see how easy it is for him to become obsessed with money and nearly pay for it with the loss of his dreams. In the play, all Walter thinks about and talks about is money. When Walter complains to his wife that she will not listen to him, in exasperation she tells him, ?Honey, you never say nothing new? (1875). Walter Younger is thirty-five years old and is a limousine driver. He is unhappy with his job and is desperately seeking an opportunity to improve his home situation and his standing."
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2001.
A look at the timelessness of the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper looks at the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, first staged in 1959, and Robert Nemiroff?s comments on whether the play is still timely three decades later. Nemiroff concludes that it is, and since the play deals with upward mobility against the forces of racism, this writer agrees that the play contains a timeless quality.
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"A Raisin in the Sun, the play written by the late Lorraine Hansberry, was first performed on Broadway in 1959. It was a remarkable play, the first one to present Black families without stereotype, and mapping out the multiple problems facing Black families of the day. Those issues included not only overt racism but the stereotypes held by the employers they worked for, clashes between older generations who remembered the overt racism experienced in the South, and younger generations who wanted to move into middle class life complete with home ownership and jobs that did not cast them in the role of servants. One young person in the family is in college and intends to attend medical school."
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?A Raisin in the Sun?, 2005.
An analysis of the characters Walter Lee, Lena Younger, and Beneatha from the play, "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry.
816 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper examines the play, "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry and, in particular, looks at how the characters of Walter Lee, Lena Younger, and Beneatha provide a good representation of the trials and tribulations that the majority of the black population was facing during the 1950s and even the 1960s. It shows how each of them either persevered and reached his or her ultimate goal in the face of adversity or at least maintained hope in the eventual actualization of that goal.
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"From the onset of the play it is made known that Walter Lee, the man or father of the household is underpaid and unappreciated as the chauffeur for a white man. Walter has begun the planning phases of a joint opportunity for investment into and the opening of a liquor store. His goals include the ability to provide a better life for his family and to be able to attain their residence, currently they are living with his mother and sister in an apartment. "I got a boy who sleeps in the living room and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live..." (1777). Walter also wants to show his son that a black man or woman can be successful and work for themselves and not have to work for the white man."
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2005.
A brief overview of the play, "A Raisin in the Sun," by Lorraine Hansberry.
742 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 26.95
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This paper examines how "A Raisin in the Sun" is a classic play by Lorraine Hansberry, written in the year of 1959 during the civil rights movement. It looks at how the plot is based on the struggle for equality during the late segregation years and how the family deals with it.
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"Furthermore, as the play moves along the family is still faced with the question of how to spend the money. Throughout the first three scenes the focus is on the money's arrival, which causes the family's bond to come further apart giving the first scene unity of action. Lena had her mind set on spending her half of the money on a down payment on a house, while Walter wanted to open a retail business, and Beneatha wanted to go to medical school. In the event that everyone anticipated spending the money on their individual preferences the family was bound to experience a conflict of interest. The second half of the play began with the resolution to the beginning of the play and how the money would be spent."
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2007.
An examination of the central theme of the play, "A Raisin in the Sun", by Lorraine Hansberry.
2,621 words (approx. 10.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 79.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of the work of literature by Lorraine Hansberry, entitled "A Raisin in the Sun". The paper explores the play itself and the central conflict of the play. It then analyzes the central theme and several other aspects of the play so that the reader gets a strong feeling for the storyline behind the plot of the play.
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"To understand the themes, conflicts and characters of the play one must have an understanding of the play's plot and storyline. A Raisin in the Sun is a play about an African American family named Youngers. The Youngers live in Chicago on the South Side which is notoriously dangerous and filled with low income families. The family is no exception, until Mr. Youngers senior dies and leaves behind a $10,000 insurance policy. As the family waits for the check, they begin to argue and bicker about how it should be spent. The mother of the family wants a house, the son, Walter, wants to use it to go in partners with a friend and open a liquor store, Walter's wife agrees with her mother in law but doesn't want to anger her husband about the matter, and the sister of Walter wants to go to medical school and believes the money should be used to pay her tuition. The family begins to crumble as individual family members fight and argue over the money and how it would be best spent."
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"Raisin in the Sun", 2002.
Discusses the theme of the American Dream in "Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 1 source, $ 44.95
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This paper compares the dreams of the characters of Walter and Mama in Lorraine Hansberry's play "Raisin in the Sun" and the conflict that emerges between these two dreams.
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2004.
An analysis of the play, "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
1,401 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper discusses Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun". The paper examines the central theme of the play as it relates to the American dream. It explains how this theme is significant to each character of the play and also contends that the characters represent the spectrum of personalities found in any American society.
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"We learn how people can become blinded by their dreams through the character of Walter. Part of Walter's problem is the fact that he feels desperate. He realizes that he is getting older and still has not really achieved anything. He tells his wife, "I'm thirty-five years old; I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room . . . and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live" (Hansberry 2209). In dealing with this realization, Walter tries to find a quick way to make his dream of having lots of money come true. He becomes blinded by desire. This kind of blind dreaming is something that happens to a lot of people. Their desire becomes so strong that they cannot see that risks often outweigh possibilities. "
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Lorraine Hansberry, 2005.
A critique of Adrienne Rich's article on the author Lorraine Hansberry.
1,044 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 36.95
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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".
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"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). "
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2008.
This paper analyzes the protagonist in the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
1,012 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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The paper describes the Younger family who, although they each have different goals, dreams and ambitions, ultimately work together as one character to achieve the dream of home ownership. The paper shows how the author uses the entire family as a type of larger-than-life protagonist, indicating it takes more than one family member to fight the white "system" and attain the dreams of the entire family.
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"At the beginning of this emotional play, all the Younger family characters are introduced in the first act. At first glance, it would not seem as if the playwright had the idea of altering the traditional protagonist role to include the entire family. Each member of the family seems to have a different agenda at the start of the action. Walter wants to buy a liquor store, Mama wants to buy a house, Ruth is afraid to bring another child into the world, and Beneatha wants to go to medical school. In the 1950s, when they play is set, all of these are lofty goals, especially for a struggling black family living on the South Side of Chicago."
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"A Raisin in the Sun ", 2002.
Looking at how the idea of the American Dream infuses the play "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
890 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines how the American Dream inspires the characters of the play, but it is an ideal they see as being kept from them because they are black in a white world. It discusses the struggles of the parents to provide a better life for their children and how this is ultimately achieved despite the hurdles facing them.
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"The ideal of home ownership is what attracts Lena, and she sees her role as dedicated to getting the family out of the slum and into a suburban home. She sees this as a ticket to a form of freedom and an affirmation of life. For her, the money is just a means to achieve this end, a view which conflicts with that of her son: "Once upon a time freedom used to be life--now it's money" (61). She tells Walter that "it makes a difference in a man when he can walk on floors that belong to him" (81), and the house in Clybourne Park therefore offers an opportunity for Lena to change her son, to make him more like his father and less like the bitter man she sees withdrawing from life because he cannot have his way. The house also represents a potential conflict as well as a chance for betterment because it is in a white neighborhood, which frightens others in the family, such as Walter: "So that's the peace and comfort you went out and bought for us today!" (81)."
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'A Raisin in the Sun', 2006.
A review of Lorraine Hansberry's 'A Raisin in the Sun'.
992 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper reviews the play 'A Raisin in the Sun', by Lorraine Hansberry. According to the paper, 'A Raisin in the Sun' is about the dreams that people have. More specifically, it is about the dreams of people who do not have the opportunity to pursue those dreams. The paper reports how the main theme of the play is deciding what to do with a large sum of money that is won by one of the characters.
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"He then describes the life his son will have. This description is partly about material possessions like their house with a gardener and a black Chrysler. However, Walter also describes how his son will be able to go to any school that he wants to and that his son will be able to be anything that he wants to be. As Walter says, "Just tell me, what it is you want to be--and you'll be it" (Hansberry 94). This shows that Walter's dream is linked to his desire for his son to be proud of him and for his son to have opportunities in life. Mama's dream is not to change as much as the others. Instead, she just wants her family to live in a safe neighborhood and have a home they can be proud of. The interesting thing about all of these dreams is that they are all worthwhile. All three of the characters have valuable uses for the money and want to use it to better their own futures. "
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"A Raisin in the Sun", 2007.
An analysis of the themes expressed in Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun".
2,277 words (approx. 9.1 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 70.95
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This paper discusses the play, "A Raisin in the Sun", by Lorraine Hansberry. The paper looks at the way that the play is based on one of Langston Hughes's most famous poems, "Montage of a Dream Deferred" and the ways that even the title of the play is derived from this epigraph. The paper delves into the themes of the play and discusses the ways that these themes are expressed.
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"There are occasions in the play when we see all characters giving up their dreams even if temporarily only to pick them back up at a later stage. This is the essence of true faith. It never leaves you forever. You can curse your life but you must not abandon it or dreams will be deferred for good. Walter for example gives up his dream of becoming his own boss. He wants to be financially secure- enough to at least raise himself above the servant class. He wanted Travis to have a better future. But all his dreams vanish when he makes the unwise investment and loses money. His dreams have not vanished however from his spirit, they have only started consuming him. this results in extreme frustration as he turns to alcohol for some consolation. George describes him as someone "wacked up with bitterness." (85) Mama cannot see her son consumed by failed dreams and the situation becomes alarming when Walter doesn't take his wife's threatened abortion seriously. Walter becomes a bitter lost soul."
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