Essays on A Raisin in The Sun

In 1959, “A Raisin in the Sun” premiered on Broadway and was written by Lorraine Hansberry. The play depicts an African American family, the Youngers, in the 1950s that inherit a $10,000 check. Each family member plans to use the money in a different way. Each member bets their happiness on the fulfillment of these…

In 1959, “A Raisin in the Sun” premiered on Broadway, written by Lorraine Hansberry. The play depicts an African American family in the 1950’s that will soon be inheriting a $10,000 check. Each family member plans on using the money in a different way. Their happiness and sadness relied on their personal dreams happening or…

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is about an African American family in a time where white people are superior and extremely racist. The husband/dad dies and an insurance check for 10,000 dollars. The family’s value of living increase and Mama, the mother, uses the money to buy a house. Walter, the son, loses…

The play is set in the humble but quaint household of Lena younger. She is an old widow and lives a quiet life with her son Walter and daughter Benethea. Walter is married to Ruth and has a son named Travis. Benethea on the other hand is a young and vibrant woman who dreams of…

“A Raisin in the Sun” was a fascinating reading experience for me as I found the author’s voice to be so uniquely honest and serene as she lay the words down to her ingeniously written narrative. The emotions in her words transcended the pages and it becomes a deeply empathetic and sympathetic experience for the…

Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun shows the generalization about women of 1950’s America as a nation who believes that women are only for breeding and being good housewives. The women in this play, Mama, Ruth and Beneatha, speak to three ages of dark skin ladies who, regardless of their twofold fronted subjection, keep on…

TDREAMS The central theme of the story is about dreams and desires. Walter wants to have a life of financial independence, big house and enough money to fulfill all his desires. Mama Lena dreams of owning her own house while Ruth wants a house where she can finally find peace. Benethea dreams of becoming a…

BACKGROUND The background of the story is the rising aspirations among the African Americans who wanted to have a social transformation. There was an increasing awareness among these groups to take part in the economic activities and reap the same benefits as the other races and people. The desire for a big house, better car…

Lena, mother of Beneatha and Walter, makes it clear that all she ever wanted is to make her children happy and provide for them. According to A Raisin in the Sun, the family will be receiving a $10,000 insurance check for the death of Lena husband and Lena wants Walter to have the remaining $6,500….

Mary Oliver is an American poet born September 10, 1935. “Singapore appeared in House of Light.” Oliver’s main theme continues to be and interaction between the human world and the natural world. “Throughout her life, she has traveled to many countries and composed poetry based on some of her insights from those countries.” When we…