A Raisin In The Sun Compare And Contrast Essay

According to an article by Stephen Iervolino, a survey showed that out of 2,000 American book readers, 67% say that they prefer reading a book to watching the movie version of it. But, half mentioned that they would rather watch a movie than read that movie’s book. But why would more people rather read a book than watch a movie about the same story? What could the difference between reading a book and viewing it be? Well, in both the book and play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, one can experience the story of Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, Mama, and Travis as they struggle through financial and familial problems together. However, there are differences between reading the play and viewing it live or in a film. Reading a play is different

The first difference between reading a play and viewing one is the characters and how they are displayed. In the realistic fiction book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Mr. Linder, a representative from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association talks a lot when coming to meet with the Youngers. Hansberry writes, “LINDNER Well you see our community is made up of people who’ve worked hard as the dickens for years to build up that little community … It is a matter of the people of Clybourne Park believing, rightly or wrongly, as I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities“ (117-118, Act 2 Scene 3). Between the start of his speech and the end of this paragraph, Lindner said a lot of words, slowly building up toward the final sentence there. He wanted to soften the blow as much as possible

In the book, Walter and Beneatha’s first argument can be read at whatever speed and tone that the reader imagines them in. The text states, “BENEATHA Well you finally got it said ... It took you three years but you finally got it said. Walter, give up; leave me alone it’s Mama’s money” (Hansberry 38, Act 1 Scene 1). The dialogue part shown is just one of a couple of pieces of dialogue that were shared during the argument. One can see a glimpse of how heavy the argument is and how long it has been going on. It also shows the side Beneatha is coming from. However, the reader cannot exactly tell the tone that Beneatha is speaking in, nor how fast she speaks during this section. The actual emotions that Beneatha is feeling are hidden behind her dialogue. Instead, in the movie version, Beneatha and Walter’s argument is a fast-paced, in-your-face type of argument with a lot of shouting and emotions. After Walter and Beneatha’s argument begins, they start shouting at each other and getting in each other’s faces. The argument is pretty fast-paced, and the dialogue cuts out some parts of the book. The viewer can tell, even without listening to the dialogue, that Walter is disapproving of something that Beneatha is doing, based on the tones of their voices (Leon, Act 1 Scene 1). Because the viewer can hear and listen to the ways that Walter and Beneatha are speaking, it can