Drama 160 Term Paper: Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry’s Raisin in the Sun is a monumental play in the theatrical world. Produced in 1959, it became the first play written by an African-American woman to hit the stage and was later nominated for several Tony Awards. The play touched many controversial themes of the time including racial discrimination and poverty. The design of Raisin in the Sun, including scenic, costume, lighting, and sound elements, were crucial to developing the plot…
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to control how it affects him or how he or she reacts to it. This is a very truthful statement as life is very unpredictable and people are often put it positions they did not put themselves in . In the stories of Too Kill a Mockingbird and A Raisin in the Sun characters are put in positions they aren’t responsible for and are forced to deal with it in their own ways . Authors Harper Lee and Lorraine Hansberry use different literary elements to display these conflicts such as characterization and setting…
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English II 17 March 2015 A Raisin in the Sun & “ I Have a Dream” The play, A Raisin in the Sun portrays the life of a colored family that have had many issues with racism within society. The problems that they have faced have also been shown and mentioned in “ I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King. Both works contribute to the same idea that life for Black Americans were very different than those of White Americans. Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun , and Martin Luther King’s…
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Antigone and A Rasin in the Sun Antigone and A Raisin in the Sun are two pieces of literature that are similar in one way, yet very different in another way. Both are very interesting pieces that were written to captivate even the most critical of audiences. This paper will show similarities as well as differences between the two pieces and their authors. Antigone is a play written by Sophocles and is about a young girl named Antigone who struggles with written laws of her city, Thebes. Her…
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A Raisin in the Sun Essay A raisin in the sun is an awarding winning novel written by Lorraine Hansberry. This piece of literature gave an accurate portrayal of what it was like to be an urban African American family during time period. This story proved to be inspirational throughout many different generations. This book was made into a movie twice making it three versions. Because it was the easiest to understand, the most realistic, and visual I felt that the original movie was the best of…
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throughout the play A Raisin in The Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry. Symbolism is the use of an thing, character or situation to represent an idea or quality. One item used as a symbol in the play is Mama's plant. Another object used as a symbol in the play is Beneatha's hair. Hansberry uses symbolism throughout the play to impart the message through the themes of the value of having a dream and the importance of fighting discrimination. One symbol in A Raisin in the Sun is Mama's plant. She…
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follow and it shows many different parts that can be expressed in many, many ways. A Raisin in the Sun follows Walter Younger as he goes through the stages of the Heroic Journey. In the Heroic Journey, the beginning is known as the Call to Adventure/Action. This is where the soon-to-be hero has something taken from him/her or they must defend something of theirs. The thing taken could be something like their honor, pride, family, or home. Walter’s call is when he starts to feel as if he has no respect…
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the content of their character.” “I have a dream that one day little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with white boys and white girls are walk together as sisters and brothers.” Martin Luther King Jr. In the play “A Raisin In A Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is essentially about dreams, including the American…
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There are may lessons and ideas that one can learn from life, and several of those can also be found in books. Lorraine Hansberry portrays a variety of themes throughout her play A Raisin in the Sun. She uses several characters and relationships portray these themes. One such relationship is the extreme change of heart between Walter and Ruth. These two have been married for around 10 years by the time the play opens and their relationship is beginning to lose its youthful infatuation. The reader…
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A Raisin in the Sun Summary Analysis In today’s society, getting money for your spouse’s death has become the normal process and in some instances, even killing people for the money. When you are not financially stable, money obtained after the death of a spouse is usually used for outstanding bills such as final expenses and medical bills. The majority of society don’t think like that especially in 1959, paying for funeral expenses was the last thing people thought about. “A Raisin in the Sun”…
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