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A Raisin In The Sun Response Research Paper

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For the third response paper, I chose to read and analyzing the play A Raisin in the Sun. This play was written by Lorraine Hansberry, the first black woman to write a play performed on Broadway. The play addresses the stories and struggle of a black family, the Youngers, who move into an all white neighborhood in Washington Park, a subdivision of Chicago's Woodland neighborhood. As the play progresses, we see the characters struggling with their own personal issues and dreams, as wells as how complicated it was being a black individual in segregated America during the 1950s. The playwright addresses many themes in this play, however, the predominant theme of the play is how African Americans had to fight racial discrimination. Furthermore, …show more content…

He explains that their house was built brick by brick out of something they owned and that they will try to be good neighbors so the money Mr. Lidner has to offer them will, in other words, the money the Association had to offer them not to move in will be no good because money can not buy peace of mind, or their rights in this matter. Moreover with the topic of being family oriented, we see the characters becoming more and more united throughout the play. At first, each family member had their own dream, and their own aspiration individually. Walter wants to invest their money on a liquor store, while Beneatha wants to use the money to pay for her education for example. As the story unfolds and certain things don’t go as planned, we see the importance of not giving up on your dreams and staying strong as a individual. More importantly though, we see all these individuals come together to over fight something greater, which was racial discrimination, and tighten their family bond. All in all, A Raisin in the Sun is not only a beautifully written play, it was also a groundbreaking piece for African Americans. Not only it was the first play performed on Broadway by a black woman, it also captured accurately the harsh insight of what it was like to be discriminated because of ones racial group during

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