stereotypes and started to challenge their roles in a family and in the society. The play, A Raisin in the Sun, portrays the lives of African–Americans during the 1950s. Lorraine Hansberry, a writer and a social activist, reinforced the traditional gender roles, especially female’s, by depicting how the Youngers interact and how they act in an economical struggle. Throughout the play, A Raisin in the Sun, she uses Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger and Lena Younger to reinforce the traditional role

wrong choice we call them “mistakes” and we all learn from them. When making the right choice, well we just call them a good choice. Weather you think it’s a good choice or a wrong one we will learn from either, just like Mama(Lena) did. “A Raisin in The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is a book that is set in Chicago Southside, between WWII and present time. It is about a family of 4 who lives in a small apartment in Chicago and are poor, they have an opportunity to leave that life, when Mama finds out

A Raisin in the Sun: A Literary Analysis Throughout the fifties, African-Americans constantly faced with impertinence due to normalized racism in society. A Raisin in the Sun, a renowned play written by Lorraine Hansberry, perfectly demonstrates what racial prejudice was like in the fifties. The play revolves around a poverty-stricken African-American family growing up in Chicago, and all the obstacles they must overcome to survive. By using Mama’s plant to symbolize the state of their family and

Reflection on Lorraine Hansberry Lorraine Hansberry, (born May 19, 1930, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died January 12, 1965, New York, New York), American playwright whose A Raisin in the Sun (1959) was the first drama by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway. Hansberry was interested in writing from an early age and while in high school was drawn especially to the theatre. She attended the University of Wisconsin in 1948–50 and then briefly the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and

A Raisin in the Sun" is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry that was later adapted into both a movie and a book. The book and movie versions of "A Raisin in the Sun" share the same story and characters, but there are some differences between the two. One major difference between the book and movie is the medium through which the story is told. The book relies on dialogue and stage directions to convey the action and emotions of the characters, while the movie uses visual and auditory elements to

apartment there 6 people, but all have different dreams In the play A Raisin In The Sun Walter, Benetha, and Mama had dreams. Walter dream was to own a liquor store. Ruth dream was to raise her family. Mama dream was to get an new house. Some dreams came true some didn’t. One dream for all them that came true and to move into a better house. “So now money is life once upon a time freedom was life”. In the play raisin in the sun the dream of Walter was that he believes his dream can be achieved by

For poor African-Americans who lacked education, subservient positions were the only options for work. Lena and Ruth are domestic workers and Walter Lee is a chauffeur (Characters Dreams Deferred in Raisin In The Sun). Beneatha, however, tries to avoid the box that African Americans are placed in by attending school and having aspirations of becoming a doctor. She uses Mama and Ruth as examples of what she doesn’t want to settle for and be. Beneatha’s character

In “The Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, feelings and emotions are represented by symbols. For example when Walter and Ruth fuss about the eggs, this represents how much they love each other and how they will always have tension. One symbol that is repetitive is mama's plant . Mamas plant symbolizes the family growing, their dreams of success and her dreams of a garden. Mama wants her family to succeed and grow In life .The plants represents her family growing . The Younger family