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A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, was first produced in 1959. It was awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Award and is one of the most known and read books in American Drama. The book/play is about a black family that were discriminated against and many other problems like their financial problems.

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Why is Asagai's present to Beneatha appropriate in the play A Raisin in the Sun?

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They are because Asagai's gifts are not meaningless trinkets but are things that are both useful to and desired by Beneatha.

How many songs are written by Rabindranath Tagore?

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i am asking to you .and you are telling me to answer it.

Why did Lorraine Hansberry Write A Raisin in the Sun?

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because she thought that it was something to talk about in the future . living a long her life it should be something writing about

When did A Raisin in the Sun take place?

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The 1950's, in the South side of Chicago.

What type of style did Lorraine Hansberry write A Raisin in the Sun?

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A Raisin in the Sun is an example of social realism: plays that take a realistic look at social problems.

What does beneatha mean?

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beauty

What happens in A Raisin in the Sun?

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sorry but im looking for madelin mikan not looking at a raisen

What are some personality traits for Ruth in Raisin in the sun?

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good natured, simpleminded, has fits when there's noise and nervous excitement

Who is Walter Lee Younger in A Raisin in the Sun?

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Walter Lee Younger is Mama's (Lena Younger's) son and Travis Younger's father. He is a chauffeur for a rich white family, but has higher dreams. He desperately wants to have enough money to open a succesful business, and dreams of being a rich executive with an office bulding and a car of his own. He is emotionally unstable and puts his trust in the wrong people. He feels that his inability to fulfill his dreams and improve his life make him less than a man, and tries desperately to show his partriarchal abilities, especially in one scene in the play where he pretends to be an African chieftan. He probably suffers from depression and is, at heart, a child, despite all his struggle to improve and change his life on his own.

What is one of lorraine hansberry's major accomplishments?

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why was lorraine hansberry important

Lorraine Hansberry (1930-65) was an African American play-write and political author. She was deeply and actively involved in the struggle for equality and human rights for Blacks.

Her best known play 'A Raisin in the Sun' led to her becoming the first African American woman to produce a drama on Broadway.

What does mama tell Walter to do with the remaining money?

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He was supposed to invest half of it into Beneatha's college savings and the other half he could do what he wanted to.

Why did mama giver her money to Walter?

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Mama gave the rest of the $10,000 from the insurance money, after making the down payment on a house in a white neighborhood, to Walter Lee. That was $6,500.

What is the relationship between Walter Lee and Lena in A Raisin in the Sun?

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similar: stubborn and driven to their specific goal

Different: walter wants to spend the money on himself when beneatha wants to spend it on becoming a doctor to help people

What is the difference between A Raisin in the Sun book and movie?

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Because there is a poem called both "Harlem" or "A Dream Deferred" which compares a dream to a raisin in the son. The poem is by Langston Hughes, I think

In Act II Scene 1 what does Mama tell Travis in raisin in the sun?

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She tells him that she got him a house

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In 'A Raisin in the Sun' what did Mama do with her money?

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she bought a house in clyborne park with most of it, gave some of it to walter for bills and investment and such, and told walter to put a certain balance aside for beneatha's medical school/college