Paper Topic:

family, money and racism of the younger family

A Raisin in the Sun

An Analysis of Characters

Thesis Statement : A Raisin in the Sun is about the family Younger who was given an insurance check that signified conflicting dreams among themselves . The poor African-American family struggles to arise to a middle-class income family as they also struggle to resolve issues about their hope , dreams , pride , racism and feminism . For the most part , A Raisin in the Sun addresses the remaining effects of dreams being deferred . ADDIN EN .CITE James20072 243James RosettaCliffsnote on A Raisin in the

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One of the major themes of the play A Raisin in the Sun tackles on the value and purpose of dreams . Main characters struggle to achieve their dreams despite the pending and oppressive circumstances that pose in their lives being a poor African- American family in Chicago . Even the title reflects this as the writer of the play connects forgotten dreams to dreams that shrivel up like raisins under the sun . Each of the character in the play has separate and individual dreams . Throughout the play , the Youngers struggled to achieve these dreams and in every dismay or achievement , it correlates directly to their failure or attainments of those dreams . ADDIN EN .CITE CorleyCorley CherylA Raisin in the Sun2002July 17http /www .npr .org /programs /morning /features /patc /raisin /NPRNPR English (Corley

Another one recurring theme throughout the play is the Youngers fight against racial discrimination . The Youngers , being a poor African-American family cannot avoid this issue especially when they decided to move into a neighborhood that is composed of all white families . An apparent character that signifies this is Mr . Karl Lindner who offered to bribe the Youngers to not move in the neighborhood because of their color threatened the Youngers strength as a family and their values . In the end , the Youngers proved that discrimination must be eliminated through their defiance and strength and to reassert their dignity rather to allow other people to push them down . ADDIN EN .CITE CocolaCocola , Jim Douthat , Ross SparkNote on a Raisin in the Sun2007July 16http /www .sparkno tes .com /lit /raisinspar notessparknotesEnglish (Cocola

One of the most important themes of the play is about family . Social and economic issues have been the predominant problems of the Youngers . But essentially they unite in the end to realize their dream of buying their own house to strengthen their own ties . Mama or Mrs . Youngers plays gives high value to her family , she is very religious , moral and maternal . The values that she so strongly held have held their family together and triumph over their problems . When she received her husband 's insurance check , her own dream was to purchase a house with a backyard so that her family may be able to move into a middle-class status and be introduced into a new kind of life . Earlier in the play Walter and Beneatha did not realize this at first . ADDIN EN .CITE CocolaCocola , Jim...

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