Analysis Of A Raisin In The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry

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Lorraine Hansberry was born in Chicago on May 19,1930. She was the youngest child of four and died in 1964 at the age of 34 from pancreatic cancer. She was well known for writing her play A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry was influenced by two events from her childhood. She grew up in a middle class household during the Great Depression. During that time her family was considered wealthy. The first event that shaped her was when she was five years old in 1935.On Christmas her parents bought her a fur coat. When she went to school her parents told her to wear the new fur coat that they had bought her. When she arrived at school her classmates beat her up ( biographical video). The second event that influenced her happened when she was eight years old. Her father, Carl, bought a house in a White neighborhood. Hansberry and her family were African American so in 1938 many racial issues were still affecting her family. When the day came for them to move into their new house, the Hansberry’s family was met with a violent “welcome”. After being targeted several times, the family was almost evicted from the neighborhood house. As a result of this, her father brought a lawsuit against the Illinois court with the help of lawyers and the NAACP it eventually …show more content…

Another theme is the ability of a person to have some dignity even when it feels like the world is against you. These themes remain important today because it teaches us what can happen to a person if their dreams are never fulfilled. For example, Walter had a dream to open a liquor store, however this dream never came true after Willy (the person Walter gave the money too to open the store) betrayed him. He broke down and felt hopeless. It also teaches us that dignity is important, Walter also portrayed his need for dignity after he rejects the offer of Mr. Linder from the“home improvement

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