Essays Tagged: "Raisin in the Sun"

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

The story of A RAISIN IN THE SUN about a black family stugglingthrough family and economic hardships. The story end ... long together and are able to share their lives in equality.This is my happy ending to the story, A RAISIN IN THE SUN. I feel thatthe whites in the community would eventually become more and more frie ...

(3 pages) 287 1 4.5 Jan/1997

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Langston Hughes' poem "Dream Deferred"

of speech--to portray that often times their dreams never came true. He asks if they "dry up like a raisin in the sun," if they "fester like a sore," if they "stink like rotten meat," or if they "crus ...

(1 pages) 177 0 2.0 Nov/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Character change in the play "Raisin in the Sun", written by Lorraine Hansberry

Throughout the play Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, there are many characters that experience life-alt ... n-mindedness are the better answers, and respect and love of family and friends is very important.A Raisin in the Sun was clearly a play in which the author meant to demonstrate change and it's impact ... ows that patience with others is key to healthy relationships. Without the change demonstrated in A Raisin in the Sun, there would be no resolution to the story. Clearly, changes in life are necessary ...

(4 pages) 224 1 4.2 Mar/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Assimilating America.

ng those times. Gertrude Bonnin's, "The School Days of an Indian Girl" and Lorraine Hansberry's, "A Raisin in the Sun" both illustrate various aspects of assimilation in America's past and present.In ... was taught to be like, making her such a lonely girl not even her mother knew how to comfort her."A Raisin in the Sun", by Lorraine Hansberry, depicts several aspects of assimilation through the use o ...

(4 pages) 152 0 2.5 Apr/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Political Science

The American Dream In John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men" and Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun" .

nt theme in John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men as well as Lorraine Hansberry's classic play, "A Raisin in the Sun".Of Mice and Men, which takes place during the Great Depression in California, beg ... nk I knowed we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking we would.""A Raisin in the Sun" conveys a far different message from Of Mice and Men. The play opens as the Young ...

(10 pages) 128 0 2.7 May/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors > John Steinbeck

"Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.

Raisin in the SunThe play, A Raisin in the Sun, explains how the poverty in which the characters liv ... old people back from their dreams.Characters shaped by poverty are well demonstrated in the play, A Raisin in the Sun. Poverty shapes living conditions by being forced to own old furnishings, deal wit ...

(2 pages) 174 0 2.5 Aug/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

About raisin in the sun and summary.

"A Raisin in the Sun" is a film about a black family living in cramped quarters in an inner-city neighb ...

(5 pages) 163 1 5.0 Sep/2003

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Shattered Dreams, analysis of "A Raisen in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry

Shattered DreamsA Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a play about many things--growing up, family ties, and pr ... him his entire life: money is never the answer to happiness; your family is everything you need."A Raisin in the Sun" is a play about the dreams of a black man who is shackled down by poverty and an ... rown away his father's dream, to move his family into nice house.Works CitedHansberry, Lorraine. "A Raisin in the Sun." Literature and the Writing Process. Ed. Elizabeth McMahan. Susan X Day. Robert F ...

(4 pages) 170 0 4.0 Feb/2004

Subjects: Art Essays > Drama

Analsis on Harlem (A Dream Deferred) by Langston Hughes.

ons of people whose dreams do not materialize. The image he uses in the first question is that of a raisin. He asks the question; "Does it dry up/like a raisin in the sun?"(ll.2-3). He draws a line be ... "Or fester like a sore-/and then run?"(11.4-5). The image of this symbol is more powerful than the raisin. It gives the reader an example of the resentment that is growing. People are getting more in ...

(3 pages) 198 0 4.3 Mar/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Dream Deferred

smiles in a form of mostly interrogative statements. The first of many says, ?Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?? A raisin is already dry, and as a raisin, it is a good thing, useful and nutriti ... r, professor, or poet that he finds his talent and desires direct him to be. The description of the raisin, helps bring out the definition of its meaning.The use of similes is just as important as the ...

(2 pages) 91 0 3.3 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

A Raisin in the Sun By: Tan Ly

Which phrase can express the meaning of "a real life journey"through a story "A Raisin in the Sun"? A real life journey is referred as "use of space". It is divided into three elem ... ood happy family.The "use of space" presents the real life of the Younger's family. In the story "A Raisin in the Sun", the Younger's family improves the living condition from poor to good through the ... They are satisfied with their choice and enjoy the new life. Their life experience is just like "A Raisin in the Sun".

(7 pages) 107 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Dare To Dream

happiness, or is it merely about how much money can be acquired throughout a person's existence? A RAISIN IN THE SUN depicts the power of an African-American family in the 1950's who managed to stay ... much information about Langston Hughes is because of his poem Dream Deferred. Each character from A Raisin in the Sun had a deferred dream, even little Travis although his dream was not directly state ...

(6 pages) 97 0 5.0 Apr/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

A Raisin in the Sun, analyzes the themes and motifs in the book

Themes and MotifsA Raisin in the Sun is essentially about dreams, as the main characters struggle to deal with the oppr ... ote about dreams that were forgotten or put off. He wonders whether those dreams shrivel up "like a raisin in the sun." Every member of the Younger family has a separate, individual dream--Beneatha wa ...

(4 pages) 130 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Lessons in Literature

teach people about the moral values in life. Such values are clearly shown in the four literatures: Raisin in the Sun, Almost a Woman, The Pearl, and The Learning Tree. All of the stories or novels de ... n some levels, discrimination. However, each has a special purpose, and a different meaning. Raisin in the Sun, which was the first literature we studied, was a realistic play written by Lorrai ...

(3 pages) 59 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Tree of Life

t lessons that people learn in their lifetime. Such is the case in the four literatures we studied: Raisin in the Sun, Almost a Woman, The Pearl, and The Learning Tree. However, just like the branches ... in these literatures and the lessons that they learned are different and unique in their own way.In Raisin in the Sun, Walter Lee Younger was the 'learning tree'. He learned two very important lessons ...

(4 pages) 33 1 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Dreams Forever: A Raisin in the Sun

e. The characters Lena Younger (Mama), Walter Lee, and Beneatha Younger, portray this message in 'A Raisin in the Sun'.Lena Younger or Mama, was the head of the Younger family and just like her late h ... t in them.The author's attitude towards dreams was just like that of any of the main characters in 'Raisin in the Sun'. Lorraine Hansberry, in my opinion, was optimistic about dreams and that they are ...

(4 pages) 106 1 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

"Families" - A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams

any combination of people who are usually blood related or related by marriage. In the two plays, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams, Lena "Mama" Y ...

(4 pages) 82 0 3.0 May/2004

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American

Paper on A Raisin In The Sun and Harlem

son's mind. Hughes answers it with questions in the form of similes such as, "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?," "Or fester like a sore - and then run?," and "Or does it explode?" Lorraine Han ... hen run?," and "Or does it explode?" Lorraine Hansberry made a play based off Hughes' poem titled A Raisin in the Sun. In the play, the Younger family has dreams that are deferred.In the movie, A Rais ...

(3 pages) 80 1 5.0 Feb/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Do they get their own dreams ?

A RAISIN IN THE SUN- A PLAY OF DREAMSWhat are dreams and why are they so important? I believe that dre ... d a target to reach, to satisfy. Those are what the purposes of Lorraine Hansberry when she wrote A Raisin in The Sun , a play which shows a dream of an African-American mother with the hope of findin ... African-American mother with the hope of finding a better life for her children and for herself. A Raisin in The Sun is not only a play just to be operated in theatre but also a life where people con ...

(4 pages) 43 0 4.3 Mar/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the SunIn the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the protagonist Walter wants ... pports his family's dreams. This shows how he has changed as a person over the course of the play.A Raisin in the Sun was clearly a play in which the author meant to demonstrate change and it's impact ...

(2 pages) 47 0 0.0 May/2005

Subjects: Literature Research Papers