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A Raisin in the Sun is a play about the Younger family who lived in the South Side of Chicago during the sass. During the first scene the Younger’ are waiting for the check from the now dead Mr.. Younger’ life insurance policy totaling $10,000. Each character/family member has a different idea about what should…

“l Have a Dream,” says Martin Luther King Jar. In front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963. This is the day when people listen and understand the horrors of segregation and attempt to end it. In Lorraine Handlebars play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” the Younger family is going through the daily trauma…

Handlebar’s play showcases the clash between different generations within a household, leading to internal strife. Walter and Beneath, who are siblings, both aspire to improve their socioeconomic circumstances. However, the contrasting perspectives they hold and their individual beliefs set them apart. In A Raisin in the Sun, Handlebars portrays Walter Lee Younger as an ambitious…

William Shakespeare, the greatest dramatist of his time, personifies evil through the character of Iago in his play ‘Othello’. The play was first performed around 1604-05 and printed in 1622. Whereas Ben Jonson, one of Shakespeare’s contemporaries, portrays a similar character through Mosca in his play ‘Volpone’ which was first performed in the year 1605….

There are many themes used in “A Raisin in the Sun”, which is based on the poem “Dreams” by Langston Hughes. Two of the major themes I noticed while watching it was the value of dreams and the importance of family. All of the members of the family has a separate, personal dream for their…

This playwright takes place in Chicago, around the sass’s, during the civil rights movement. In both the play and film, have noticed several similarities and differences that modified this production. A family, who struggles to make ends meet in south side Chicago, recently lost their father. In the exposition, we see Walter, the protagonist, talk…

            Aristotle defines a tragic hero or tragic character as someone who experiences a “change of fortune . . . from good to bad. It should come about not as the result of vice, but of some great error or frailty . . .” (Aristotle).  Both Faustus and King Lear suffer from excessive pride or…

This tells Walter something is wrong and her being upset could foreshadow complications between them. Ruth longs for a new life. Day: Walter talks about a dream of owning a liquor store. He has the idea of getting some money from his Mom. Ruth denies him and ignores his dreams. They get into a fight…

Walter, the main provider for the family, plays both the protagonist and antagonist roles in the play. The destiny of his family rests on his actions, and his unsuccessful endeavors lead to various challenges, including financial struggles and a failed business venture where his “partner ran off with the money.” Nonetheless, Walter eventually becomes the…

The play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry is a story about the importance of family. Though the family is in conflict more often than not, the quarrels actually seem to bring the Younger family closer together. The variance between personalities and viewpoints of how the family would become more prosperous, as…