... how hard an African American's life could be. The opening line to the poem is the most important, because it sets the direction of the poem itself. The poet answers the question in an indirect way using similes to show what might happen as in "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" the word "Raisin" a nutritious and useful fruit, Hughes adds "Dry up [] in the sun" thus turning the "raisin" into something hard and no logger useful. It ... becomes useless, just like the life of an African American during many decades of the 20th century. In the second ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Raisin in the Sun In the drama, "A Raisin in the Sun- by Lorraine Hansberry, the overall theme seems to be about the never ending saga of chasing the American Dream: having everything we want and the financial stability to enjoy it. Hansberry uses the civil rights aspect that most blacks fought for in the early part of the century in the background of the play. The dreams of each of the characters are also defined and seem no ... is made well apparent to the reader that the apartment is not neglected but is lived in. The two bedroom apartment houses three generations of Youngers in its small...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... one's identity can be a painstakingly lengthy process, usually experienced during the tumultuous teen years. However, various circumstances can force the process to carry on for a much longer period of time. In Lorraine Hansberry's drama, A Raisin in the Sun, various characters struggle to find their place in the world, as well as their passions and heritage. Beneatha Younger is caught in between two strikingly different cultural worlds. She searches for her ... passion in life, both in hobbies and men. Finally, Walter Younger, her older ... ...

• Word Count: 1948
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Theme: "Dreams" - This play can be summarized by its theme of dreams. Everything and every action were done by the motivation of a better or dream. Everyone in the family, old or young, had their own "dream." The mother wanted a house for the family, the son wanted the insurance money to start his own store, and the girl wanted to attend college. As the matriarch, Mama Younger made the decision and placed a down payment on a nice house for the family in a total-white neighborhood. Because the Youngers were colored folks, they were not invited into the new vicinity. Also, they were convinced by...

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• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

... began to play a vital role not only in the Harlem Renaissance but also on the lives of African Americans. Blacks in the 1920's wore popular for their singing, dancing and acting skills, most of them were acting on broad way, motion pictures and plays. The best movie of all times was a "raisin in the sun- about a family moving to live in a white area, where the whites don't want them to live. Between ... the 1920 -30's the life style of blacks wore that ... they always dressing slick everyday through the night heading to clubs looking for singles. And although they were living as ... ...

• Word Count: 3713
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

... were predominantly white. Whites wanted to restore the school system. To help better the schools whites thought that it was best to move the black students into empty warehouses or elsewhere instead of having them go into white schools. But all that just made blacks angry and caused black students to boycott the schools. In correlation with the play, A Raisin in the Sun, the reason that Bennie thought George was a fool ... is because he represents much of a white man than a black man, and Joseph was the exact opposite. Joseph represents the ideal black man who fights and believes every ...

• Word Count: 742
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School