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Book Review for A Raisin in the Sun
I recently read a play called A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry and published by Vintage. The main theme of the play is the value and purpose of each character’s dream.
In A Raisin in the Sun the setting is between 1945 and 1959 in Chicago. In this play, the major plot is about a working-class black family struggling to survive economic hardships and racial prejudice. The family in this play are having to live in a small apartment and take any jobs they possibly can to pay their rent.
The play follows the Younger family through their struggles. Mama is the caretaker. Ruth is a loving mother and wife struggling in her marriage to Walter. Walter is a dreamer, he is Mama’s son. Beneatha is Mama’s educated daughter who dreams of becoming a doctor. Travis is Walter and Ruth’s son who loves to escape all work to be done around the house. When Beneatha speaks about her dreams of becoming a doctor, she expects her family and friends to support her, “I am going to be a doctor and everybody around here better understand that!” Although she seems harsh on her family, I believe she is this way because she wants to become a doctor so bad, but she knows it’s impossible without support from those who she loves.
As the family struggles with racial discrimination, they find that it’s important to stay close as a family and always love each other. Mama says it best in the play, “There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.” This quote is when Mama gives one of her inspirational talks to her daughter. Walter faces the struggle of dealing with racial intolerance. At times he may not make the best decisions. However, when he finally comes face-to-face with the discriminator, he doesn’t back down. “And we have decided to move into our house because my father—my father—he earned it brick by brick.” Walter becomes the hero of the family for standing up for what is right.
Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun because it was about her life growing up. Lorraine and her family were based in Chicago and moved to a white community until forced by the government to move. Hansberry wanted to create uniqueness to ordinary people. She believed there were no dramatically uninteresting characters. What’s amazing with her writing style in A Raisin in the Sun is much of the character’s actions are things that soon happened after her death. Lorraine died at a young age from cancer; she continued to write to her dying day.
A Raisin in the Sun gives everybody an idea of what it was like to live in Chicago as a black family. This play describes what life was like between 1945 and 1959. You get a good understanding what racial intolerance was like in Chicago during this time if you read or watch the play.
As a reader, I would definitely encourage many people to read this play. In A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry lets readers understand through her writing what life was really like in a black family. You also get a better understanding of how each member of the family dealt with racial discrimination.
I recently read a play called A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry and published by Vintage. The main theme of the play is the value and purpose of each character’s dream.
In A Raisin in the Sun the setting is between 1945 and 1959 in Chicago. In this play, the major plot is about a working-class black family struggling to survive economic hardships and racial prejudice. The family in this play are having to live in a small apartment and take any jobs they possibly can to pay their rent.
The play follows the Younger family through their struggles. Mama is the caretaker. Ruth is a loving mother and wife struggling in her marriage to Walter. Walter is a dreamer, he is Mama’s son. Beneatha is Mama’s educated daughter who dreams of becoming a doctor. Travis is Walter and Ruth’s son who loves to escape all work to be done around the house. When Beneatha speaks about her dreams of becoming a doctor, she expects her family and friends to support her, “I am going to be a doctor and everybody around here better understand that!” Although she seems harsh on her family, I believe she is this way because she wants to become a doctor so bad, but she knows it’s impossible without support from those who she loves.
As the family struggles with racial discrimination, they find that it’s important to stay close as a family and always love each other. Mama says it best in the play, “There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.” This quote is when Mama gives one of her inspirational talks to her daughter. Walter faces the struggle of dealing with racial intolerance. At times he may not make the best decisions. However, when he finally comes face-to-face with the discriminator, he doesn’t back down. “And we have decided to move into our house because my father—my father—he earned it brick by brick.” Walter becomes the hero of the family for standing up for what is right.
Lorraine Hansberry wrote A Raisin in the Sun because it was about her life growing up. Lorraine and her family were based in Chicago and moved to a white community until forced by the government to move. Hansberry wanted to create uniqueness to ordinary people. She believed there were no dramatically uninteresting characters. What’s amazing with her writing style in A Raisin in the Sun is much of the character’s actions are things that soon happened after her death. Lorraine died at a young age from cancer; she continued to write to her dying day.
A Raisin in the Sun gives everybody an idea of what it was like to live in Chicago as a black family. This play describes what life was like between 1945 and 1959. You get a good understanding what racial intolerance was like in Chicago during this time if you read or watch the play.
As a reader, I would definitely encourage many people to read this play. In A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry lets readers understand through her writing what life was really like in a black family. You also get a better understanding of how each member of the family dealt with racial discrimination.
The last paragraph is all about ending on a good note to get a better grade!
The bad news about the paper: I'm still waiting for a grade. Something to look forward to: It's spring break next week and I will have a whole week off!!!!!
