The Importance Of Art In A Raisin In The Sun?

The importance of art can be summarized as a collection of collective art experiences bringing an understanding of what kinds of beauty can be produced by a human. Music, paintings, architectural and other forms of art expression are extensions of ones understanding to another. Many forms of art have been produced over the centuries from sculptures of ancient Egypt to DA Vinci’s cathedral art. The cultural art less examined has been the black art produced through the early building of the Untied States. Many in the now and past looked upon black art as folk, primitive and none important to mainstream art. This form of black art was total American with minimal significance to their motherland of Africa. Through time their generation gaps grew

The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorain Hansberry gave a perspective relatable to the human population of united states regardless of race. The character of Walter with the American dream lingering on his mind and consuming his ambition to be a successful man of the house. Benetha with the all American ambition of education and reforming her self through self actualization and self nurturing. Mama as the mediator of the values and morals of what it takes to raise children in America, and Ruth’s character yearning to be the mother and wife Mama and Walter would be proud of. All these characters came together to form an all American family in the 1960s with one very bias exception that they are African Americans. The importance of this play attacked the perspectives of everyone with relatable issues and with an amazing performance by black actors. The importance of this play brings the perspective that we are all a human race unified under creativity, understanding and evolution and together we produce cultural

The generation gap of the younger family is very apparent when Walter says money is life and Mama fired back with “Once upon a time freedom used to be life”( ). One generation knowing the struggle of wanting to be a freed black American and the other being born free with the future not looking so bright for success. This story expresses the identity crises of African Americans shaping their views of America differently with neither family member being wrong in their endeavor. They all have a different perspective of what life is and are trying to find the reality of it comparing themselves to the only entities they have knowledge about. Each of these characters are fighting the double consciousness of being an American and African through their limited experiences through generation gaps. Their understanding of what is right is completely different from success to be free and the other asking what can we do with freedom, but only one with the actual experience of achieving success with freedom. The character played by Walter looked upon the world of success with riches and financial gain. As Walter looks upon “them white boys…turning deals worth millions of dollars” and “guys who don’t look much older then me” he looks as if he has a connection to that world (Hansberry). His connection is that he too feels obligated to this American dream at his fingertips. He sits