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Title: A Raisin in the Sun


1
A Raisin in the Sun
  • Lorraine Hansberry

2
Hansberrys background 1930-1965
  • Born May 19, 1930 in Chicago
  • Youngest of four children
  • Moved to an all-white neighborhood at 8
  • Fought racism all her life (the brick example)
  • Married Robert Neimeroff, a white Jew
  • She was an active protester and crusader

3
Hansberrys themes
  • Equal treatment for the repressed, socially,
    personally, politically, religiously, regardless
    of race or gender
  • She felt strongly about individual rights and
    freedom, but was not a militant writer and author

4
A Dream Deferred by Langston Hughes
  • What happens to a dream deferred?
  • Does it dry up
  • Like a raisin in the sun?
  • Or fester like a sore
  • And then run?
  • Does it stink like rotten meat?
  • Or crust and sugar over
  • Like a syrupy sweet?
  • Maybe it just sags like a heavy load.
  • Or does it explode?

5
A Raisin in the Sun Summary
  • Set in Chicagos poor south side
  • A small two-bedroom apartment
  • The family has just inherited a 10,000 insurance
    settlement check
  • How to use this money is the point of contention
  • Each individual in the play (and there are many)
    want something different for the money (their
    lives)

6
The Characters
7
Symbols of A Raisin in the Sun
  • The apartment
  • The plant
  • The 10,000
  • Ruths pregnancy
  • Beneathas hair
  • Beneathas clothing
  • Liquor store
  • Education
  • Clybourne Park
  • Abortion
  • Each major character
  • Each minor character
  • Title of the play
  • The sun

8
Themes in A Raisin in the Sun
  • What it means to have dreams
  • Maintaining pride
  • Importance of communication
  • Importance of love and respect
  • Individuality and individual peace
  • Respect for the family structure
  • Respect for humanity and life

9
Important historical elements
  • The Harlem Renaissance of 1920s
  • The Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s

10
Closing thoughts
  • Remember to annotate the novel
  • Write comments and questions in the margins That
    is how you grow as an active reader and
    proficient writer
  • Whos side are you on in the insurance debate?
  • Who can you most identify with at the conclusion?
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