Raisin in the Sun, A

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Summary: I really enjoyed the book, A raisin in the Sun.
Review: I truly enjoyed this book that I read, A raisin in the Sun, by Lorainna Hansberry. I can see how people can relate to this book, it has so much truth in it and it showed great symbolism. I recommend it to anyone. Brooke McCargo([e-mail])Duluth, Georgia

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Summary: VERY GOOD!!!!!1
Review: BOOK ANALYSIS: A RAISIN IN THE SUN The main caracter of A Raisin in the Sun is Ruth Younger. She is the wife of Walter Lee Younger and mother of Travis Younger. She is a nice mother, but sometimes could get into a bad mood where she takes everything out on everyone, especially Travis. One of the reasons for her bad moods is because her and her families lack of money. She knew she had a responsible position in the family. That's why she cared so much and worked as hard as she could to earn the money they needed. She wished her husband would take work as seriously as she did instead of cutting work and not caring if he got there on time. Ruth was so worried about her family that when she became pregnant with her second child, she wanted to give up their baby because she felt that the child would grow up without enough food and they wouldn't have enough money to care for the baby. The resolution of this conflict makes her understand that a loving family was a lot more important than money. She now knew that you didn't need money to have a wonderful, caring, loving family. She was happy when she found out they were moving to a new house, but even though they decided not to in the end, she was happy with her and her families decision not to move and to stay in the cheerful house where they had been living for years.

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Summary: THE TYPICAL AMERICAN FAMILY HAS A NEW FACELIFT.
Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN IS A BEAUTIFUL STORY OF FAMILY LOVE, COMMITMENT, STRENGTH, HOPE, SURVIVAL AND HONESTY. THIS FAMILY ENDURED THE GOOD AND BAD AND YET ALWAYS BELIEVED IN THEIR VALUE SYSTEM AND IN ONE ANOTHER. THE YOUNGER FAMILY EXEMPLIFY WHAT IT WAS TO LOVE AND TO ACTUALLY HAVE DREAMS COME TRUE. THE MOTHER WAS THE CORE AND PILLAR OF HER FAMILY AND HER SON WAS THE ICING ON THE CAKE WHO FALLS BUT REMEMBERS ENOUGH ABOUT INTEGRITY AND THE DEVOTION TO HIS SON, WIFE, MOTHER AND FATHER TO OVERCOME ALL OBSTACLES. FAMILY - THE TRUE REASON FOR BEING

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Summary: A Raisin in the Sun: A great work of literature
Review: A Raisin in the Sun is a great book/play. Lorraine Hansbury does a superb job of mixing drama with real life. The many symbolisms and lessons shown in the script are meaningful and interesting. I especially like the contrasts show between Benethea and Mama. All in all, a book that you should read

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Summary: Pure Genius
Review: This is truly a work of genius about a family in which each member has his/her own big dream of what he/she wants to do with his/her life. However, each of their dreams requires money, which this family is very short on. The way they deal with this is what makes this story so vital. This play is a definate must-have for your collection.

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Summary: Review of "A Raisin in the Sun"
Review: Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun" is a social realism drama depicting the inter-family and social struggles of an African American family living in Chicago during the early Civil Rights movement. It follows the life of Walter Younger, his family, and his mother who is forced to make a decision about what to do with the $10,000 she inherited from her late husband--a decision that will dramatically effect the lives of the entire family.

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Summary: Great Play Provides Frustratingly Realistic Characters
Review: Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun" provides an in-depth view of a family struggling to achieve their dreams. It shows how a person's dreams can oftentimes be the only glue that holds a family together. The Younger family lives in a world of poverty in post World War II Chicago. Their cockroach infested home and inability to provide basic funds for the child's education really pull you into their world.

To the credit of Hansberry, I found myself very frustrated at times in this novel. It seems as if every time the family grows close to escaping their situation, unfortunate events cause their dream to be "deferred" as the opening poem of the novel suggests. Every time I would begin to root for one of the characters who seem to be making strides toward improvement, they fall very short of their goal. I found the character of Walter to be the most troubling because of his inability to devise and execute a plan to provide for his family. Though I certainly do not find Walter to be a treasured literary character, he did allow me to better relate to the struggles and pressures of men who are unable to provide for their family. Walter, however, does undergo a somewhat dramatic transformation which really served to redeem him in my eyes. Raisin's imperfect cast really makes this novel a gem because of the humanity of the characters.

This book is an easy read and can be well-understood by any high school student or above. I would strongly recommend this book for people who enjoy books on civil rights struggles, but more importantly to those who treasure books about the strong bond of a family's dreams.


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Summary: good story
Review: I really enjoyed reading this story. It was filled with much meaning, and the emotional drama held my attention easily.

The story, a play written by Lorraine Hansberry, is centered on the Younger's, a poor African-American family living in a small apartment on Chicago's Southside sometime after World War II. The dynamic characters of the family, their relationships, and their conflicting ideas of what should be the fate of a ten-thousand dollar insurance check, combine to make a very rich, realistic, and unforgettable story.

From the first scene, the tension in the family is obvious. All of the adult characters want to use the money to help achieve their dreams. Walter, Lena's son, wants to use the check to open a liquor store which he believes will help him become a man of higher class. Beneatha, Lena's daughter, wants to use it to become a doctor which will help her overcome many of the racial and sexual stereotypes she experiences as a young black woman. Lena and Ruth, Walter's wife, want to use the check to buy a house so they can be free from their wretched apartment and so that Travis, Walter and Lena's son, can grow up in a rich environment. The eventual fate of the money, their dreams, and their relationship with one another at the end of the story is surprising and it gives the story a realistic value that makes it worth reading.


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Summary: "A Raisin in the Sun" as an American Dream
Review: "A Raisin in the Sun" is a required read to anyone who wants to learn more about the true meaning of the American dream. It not only relates to African Americans, but it also can be related to by other minorities, the lower class society, and basically anyone who seeks the pursuit of happiness in America.

The play is about a hard-working lower class African American family who is trying to get out of their crumy little apartment. Lena Younger (Mama) is getting a ten thousand dollar check from an insurance company for her husband's death. She wants to use this money to buy a house for the family to live in and pay for her daughter's (Beneatha) college tuition, but Mama's son, Walter, has other plans with her money. Walter wants to open a liquer store with a couple of his no-good friends. The family's anticiapation of using Mama's money ends up tearing them apart. Everyone wants spend the money differently. The Younger family has to hit rock bottom before they notice the mistakes they have made and agree on a common goal.

I especially liked the character, Mama. She is the strong willed head of the household. While reading this play I often thought about the old saying, "mama knows best." Mama is the character who brings the family together and gives the play its life. Reading Mama's character was worth reading the play alone. I actually learned a great deal about life from reading this play and I would recommend it to anyone who is interested in reading it.

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Summary: Civil Rights and Wrongs: An American Drama
Review: Some might call the Youngers black; I call them black and blue. All the rage of the minority experience in America has found its way into one household, and the characters of this drama burst on stage with the sheer weight of it. The American Dream has been placed within the hearts of a people who have not the resources to make that Dream a reality -- so what do they do?

What else? They fight about it.

Hearts are bared; hearts are broken; hearts are emptied. And the playgoer is left there to pick up the pieces. After hearing the moving story of Walter Younger, should he give up his dream? After watching the despair of Lena Younger, should he give up his history? After watching the transformation of an American family on stage, should he sing for the exuberance of life or smash tables for its injustices?

And yet, fifty years later, "A Raisin in the Sun" has wilted -- if only imperceptively. Segregation, time has proven, cuts both ways. The problems of injustice in America have not let up one bit, even as our problems of racism have steadily improved. Hansberry was not shortsighted, but this marvelous play of the 1950s does not apply quite as brilliantly to the problems of a new millenium.

Nevertheless, this play should be required reading for any American who wants his rights to be respected, and occasionally has a wrong idea of how. (In other words, pretty much any one of us.)