In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, each character represents distinct values that help to further the plot and theme of pursuing one's dreams throughout the play. Lena, Walter and Beneatha Younger, George Murchison and Asagai each have individual values but they are united by the intersec...
May 6 2002 Searching for one's identity can be a painstakingly lengthy process, usually experienced during the tumultuous teen years. However, various circumstances can force the process to carry on for a much longer period of time. In Lorraine Hansberry's drama, A Raisin in the Sun, various cha...
"In A Raisin in the Sun", Lorraine Hansberry wants to portray segregation "the self-enforced separation of the whites and the blacks in housing neighborhoods that were legal and widespread throughout the Southern and Northern states of America. ... She tells her mother that "A Raisin in the Sun" is a play that tells the truth about people, Negroes and life and I think it will help a lot of people to understand how we are just as complicated and mixed up as they are " (Adams 1). ... A Raisin in the Sun is a play about dreams and how an individual's dream can come into conflict with ano...