A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Analysis

Unfortunate to her, she met frustration and disappointments, exposing her to negative feeling about life including despair and false hope. In fact, her life-long dream finally turned into a nightmare. In this unique play, Lorraine describes an epic story touching on a Younger family that escaped from the ghetto life to the North with the hope of good life ahead of them. A review of the chronicles behind the plight of people who had failed their dreams presented through the story of Youngers forms the backbone of A Raisin in the Sun. Introduction The presence of cosmic vision exhibited by the author of the A Raisin in the Sun provides it with the essential power needed to be considered in the American literature.

The Research Purpose From the descriptions above, this research seeks to inform the readers of Lorraine’s epic story about its role in education. It creates a platform through which the users of this play can translate into the literature of choice and an item that is useful in drama and film classes. In spite of the focus on the educational value of the book, it also investigates some of the social cornerstones that could make the book more appealing to both the learners and the teachers in a manner that captures the reality of American society. This historical value emerges as a provocative reflection of racial infliction that had existed as long as Americans have lived. The study will attempt to integrate some of the significant prejudices that had occurred some segments of the American population present in themes as performed by the lively characters.

In fact, the society, especially the young generation could not understand what had prevailed in the past and the reality surrounding the current war between the black supremacy and the dominant white population. Synopsis Review In the learning and teaching of literature, it is essential to generate the author’s information right from the synopsis. In the A Raisin of the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry has organized the script as a continuous unit of action and not the usual dramatic acts. This technique gives readers ample time to understand Lorraine’s characters and their role in enriching the major themes. The outer and the inner pictures show people living in the ghetto; mainly designed for the African American population. In a disguised racist comment, their representative, Mr.

Lindner describes that people living in Clybourne are neither rich nor fancy (pp 20). Mr. Lindner insists they are merely honest and hardworking, a sign that the African-Americans practice the reverse – are lazy and untrustworthy. Finally, the team proposes to buy the Youngers to help in working on their farms as slaves, an indication the White felt more superior to the Black. Conclusion A Raisin in the Sun is an instrumental piece of literature that can build a stable ground for exploring the American history. The study focused on one primary research question – how useful is the text in enforcing the American history in an academic context. It proposed that some of the themes such as stereotype and prejudice as well as the strength of a family could help students in tracing their social worthiness.