Title: A Raisin in the Sun Author:Lorraine Hansberry Genre and Literary period After the Depression around 1959 Setting Thaction of the play takes place in the poor South side of Chicago, sometime after World War II, probably around 1959. ... Walter is infuriated and blames Mama for stealing his future from him. ... He is forced to see the error of his ways, to face reality instead of living in a dream world, and to make some important, mature decisions. 5.)Resolution- The play is a tragic comedy. ... He is sure that if Mama gives him the money from the insurnce che...

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He then goes on to describe that he is, or our race is, poor and uneducated, etc But the simple fact remains that we may be beaten down, but we are far from dead (he now is speaking of every race that is or has been persecuted in America). In stanza 60 the most basic and one of the most important of human emotions shines through Hughes. ... Hughes asks and I quote, "Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?" ... The last question is set apart from the rest. ... The fact that "Harlem" differs from "Let America Be America Again" means that Hughes merely grew up. ...

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It is important to read works of African American literature in order to be able to understand the trials and tribulations that slavery brought upon this particular group of people. ... African Americans could identify with the indigenous peoples from any colonized country in the question of identity. Much like these other indigenous people, African American's culture was stripped away from them as they were stripped away from their home lands. ... It is important to understand that because this paper is dealing with identity, the question of representation also must be addressed. ... Th...

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