A Raisin in the Sun

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Summary: A Raisin in the Sun
Review: A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, is a book about the life of an African-American family, who was struggling to survive in a world dominated by whites. I am an eigth grade student who was assigned to choose a book to read from a selection of literature about African-American life in the mid 1900's. While we were reading our independent book, in class we were also reading and studying To Kill a Mockingibrd, by Harper Lee. Th pupose of reading two of the same types of boos at the same time was to compare points of view within each book. In A Raisin in the Sun, the point of view is tols by the author through the four main characters: Ruth, Walter, Mama and Beneatha. All of these characters are members of an African-American family. Where as in To Kill a Mockingbird, the point of view is told by the author through Scout, a six year old white girl. The amount of racism changes from book to book because even though Scout is not racist by any means (she was raised that way), she is young and does not fully understand all of the components of racism, and as compared to the characters in A Raisin in the Sun, she does not start to convey the feelings of this terrible thing, because the characters in A Raisin in the Sun a re victims of racism, therefore they can portray it in a much stronger sense. Overall I felty that this book told a very interesting story about people living in a segregated world. It was fun being able to read it in a play format as well because I was able to vividly imagine them in action in my mind. I definitely recommend this book to all people who are interested in points of views and stories about segregation in the earlier part of this century.

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Summary: This book is the bomb !
Review: This book deals with everyday life situations such as racisim and trying to get out of poverty. It's complex adversity taught me about the real world and how hard it can be. I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book just as well as I did.

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Summary: A Raisin In The Sun
Review: Throughout my life I have grown up not understanding the images protrayed to me concerning the age of the Harlem Rennesiance. Few modern writers better capture the essence of racism and housing discrimination in the 1950's than Lorrainne Hansberry in this play.This play has the ability to recover and sustain ethical idealism amid the conditions society puts against African Americans at that age. It is a play about distress, futility and tragedy, but hopelessness, courage out of fear, and idealism out of fatalism. Is it possible to believe that someone can not love the vivid images and miss the strenght,suspense, and knowledge this novel portrays? Mama is the stronghold in the family becouse the father died and Walter the oldest son has not found the inner piece with him self yet. There is a cast of very few characters, with one of the Youngers appearing in every scene; Walter, the protagonist, is the main character and focal point throughout. The play also has a unity of time and place. Only a few days pass in the drama, and almost all the action takes place in the small, dingy apartment of the Youngers, located in the ghetto of South Chicago. The play is further unified by the themes of having dreams, discrimination, and pride, which are developed throughout. Another unifying factor is the use of the symbolic potted plant, which stands for the struggling Younger family and appears several times in the play. The plant, starved from sunlight yet cling for life,as are her children, encapsulates Mama's primary role as caregiver and nurturer. She also does a great job portarying simple objects like a garden plot into symbolizing a great deal. The garden plot at the new house signifies, as for Willy in Death of a Salesman, a little part of the promise land.At the end of the play, Hansberry proves that dreams really can come true, even for poor black people. Even though Walter's business deal falls through and Willy steals the insurance money, Walter comes into his manhood, standing up to Lindner and telling him that the Youngers will keep their house in Clybourne Park. As a result of his maturing, his marriage to Ruth is certain to improve, especially since she is delighted about moving into the new place. Lorraine Hansberry made it clear and picture perfect on how Walter transformed and corrected his wrong. Mama is also ecstatic that her dream of a nice place for her family is coming to fruition. Reading the story gives you a wholesome feeling and a better image of your future. Struggling through hard times. Finally, Beneatha is delighted that Asagai has asked her to be his wife and is willing to help her on her way to fulfilling her dream of being a doctor.Lorraine Hansberry developes all these themes and makes them rhyme through her use of slang and jargon. The unique language shows the different cultures of blacks from Chicago to Africa. These characters are very unique and each person sygnifies someone that you are today.Hold mama's hand as she takes you to her promise land.YOU Won't me sorry. READ IT!

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Summary: A Raisin in The Sun
Review: I have read some good books in my life, but this is like one of the best books I have ever read! This book was so real life, showing and giving great descriptions. The author expressed the message very clearly. The charaters in this book were so real life. The tone of the characters were great for this book. I recommend people to read this book if they like reading about the past, during where families were poor.

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Summary: Struggling as a black American
Review: How this family is Struggling to make it in the society we live. How we should get along as a family as being black americans in the society. And to make our society a better place to live in as black american.

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Summary: First Rate Characters
Review: I LOVED this play. It's characters we're brilliantly created. My favorite was by far Beneatha. This play demands emotional involvement. You can't help feeling depressed for the plight of the family because the characters are so REAL! Of all the plays we've read in my AP English class this is by far the best. It seemed very Shakespearian (another timeless playwrite) in its excellent characterization, wittisisms, and shifts between funny and tragic scenes. I'm glad the family was victorious in the end because I didn't want to go to sleep depressed (and I would have been, the book is THAT good). Lorraine Hansbury has earned every star with this play.

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Summary: A beautifull Masterwork!
Review: This book outlines a colorful premise on the life of an African American family and describes their fight for their dreams.Schools have been using this play to get students reading and give them different perpectives.I think this book is for all.Some language...but it's not like no one has heard any badmouthing anyway.I think that it is just a really really really good play too and that Lorraine Hansberry did a good job just weaving everything together.You can really relate to this story with the dilemmas and questions it rises.And it's not like anything of a complicated story either, you can really decipher it.And last I believe the author wrote from her heart, exprssing herself through her work majestically.

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Summary: Powerful and captivating
Review: Incredible! One of my all-time favorites. Filled with raw emotion and unfulfilled dreams. You'll never read a more powerful story.

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Summary: A beautifully simple, passionate literary work. . .
Review: I read this play as a required reading book for my 10th-grade English class. Boring, right? WRONG! I found the story to be inspiring and emotional, and the characters realistic, multi-faceted and down-to-earth. Beneatha's loftiness, spontaneity and charming flightiness reminded me very much of my younger sister, which enhanced the realism of the book. The character of Mama was someone I would have liked to meet in real life; simple and ignorant but conventionally wise and hardworking. The story dealt with both the characters' internal and external conflicts, conflicts with money, lovers and family, which in my mind made it very interesting reading. The author writes with passionate but realistic emotion and the problems of the Younger family could easily have struck a lower middle class black family in the 1940's. A definite must-read!

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Summary: A great, but easy read.
Review: This book was excellent. It well described the life of many blacks during the early race relations of the 1950's. Inspiring, and dramatic it was a book which I dared not to put down. The family went through many gauntlets and agonizing conflicts but in the end had many of their dreams come true. Theris is a family whom truly loves eachother.