Strength of the Characters in A Raisin in the Sun
In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry paints an impressive group portrait of the Youngers, a family composed of powerful characters who are yet in many ways typical in their dreams and frustrations. ... A Raisin in the Sun is a quiet celebration of the black family the importance of African roots, the equality of women, the vulnerability of marriage, the true value of money, the survival of the individual and the nature of mans dreams (Cheney 55). ... B Dubois and Frederick Douglass she created the play A Raisin in the Sun. ... He inspired her to write A Raisin in the Sun. ... A Raisin in the Sun is a very interesting play about the Youngers, a family that lives in the Chicago south side ghetto. The characters in the play are Ruth her husband Walter, their son Travis, also Beneatha and Lena. ... MCKissack proclaimed "A Raisin in the Sun is one of the greatly enhanced by well ordered revelation of the events which are so important in the lives of the characters" (MCKissack). Also Lorraine Hansberry kept our interest by developing the characters through out the play. The characters are people who collaborated with other people and confronting there confusion and anger. ... However he thought "the plays strength lied in the characters and the problem of Walter Lee" (Phillips).