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"A Raisin In The Sun"
Ruth
Ruth Younger ironing, her job and takes up most of her time.
Raisin Set
A set from one of the plays of A Raisin In the Sun.
Ruth Younger ironing, her job and takes up most of her time.
A set from one of the plays of A Raisin In the Sun.
Housing
This apartment building symbolizes many of the problems the Younger family had. The fact that the Younger's had to live in such a small apartment shows that they don't have a lot of money. Ruth and Lena had to work extra hours just so they could make ends meet. Many African Americans at the time were living in small apartments just trying to get by. (www.venerableproperties.com) Click on the photo to learn about African Americans and the housing market.
Women in the 1950's
This picture shows a young African American woman walking to a once segregated school. Women wanted to further their education in the 1950's and wanted to become something important. For example, Beneatha wanted to become a doctor, which was unheard of at the time. (www.openorigins.edu) Click on the photo to learn about the Women's Rights Movement.
Racial Discrimmination in the 1950s
This sign shows the racial discrimmination of the 1950s in cities across America. White communities didn't want African American families moving into their neighborhoods as they believed problems would occur. (www.albany.edu) Click on the photo to learn more about the discrimmination of blacks in the 1950s and how they changed it.
African American Unemployment and Jobs in the 1950s
This graph shows the increase in unemployment in the African American community compared to the white community. As a result, many African Americans had low paying labor jobs. (occawlone.personed.com) Click on the photo to learn some of the jobs African Americans had in the 1950s.
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes poem, "A Dream Deferred", was the inspiration for Hansberry to write "A Raisin In The Sun". (www.assumption.edu) click on the photo to read "A Dream Deferred".
5 comments:
Throughout the play, it seems that Walter becomes more and more angry as the story progresses. I do believe the stress that is caused may be due to living with his mother, sister, wife and son. It seems that Walter leaves the house often throughout the play. As depicted in the movie, I recall him leaving to go to a bar. Walter also gets into fights with his sister Bennie and his wifeRuth alot. The small living space obviously caused tension between Walter and his family members.
TPW
I agree with TPW and in addition he wants the best for his family and often he restates his son’s condition as regards to sleeping on a couch every night. He strives throughout the play trying to improve his living space. The house drives him to want to start his own business and succeed but then ultimately his strive to succeed is his downfall in the outcome.
AJS
Same here. Walter is a very caring person even though it doesn't seem like he shows it. Walter wants what is best for his family so, he thrives on trying to produce a liquor buisness. The liquor buisness is his dream and a way to provide for his family. When Lena spent the the ten thousand dollars on the house, Walter felt angry and shocked at first, Later, he felt and knew that it was the right thing to do, even though he didn't want to admit it.(CP3)
As the play goes on Walter becomes angry and bitter. He obviously does not like the way he lives and he wants to change it. In the beginning Walter seems to be failing in his quest to make things better. He stops going to work and goes to the bar instead. When the money is lost he realizes that they should move into the house and not sell it back. This shows that he has grown and is trying to do what he thinks is best.
KET
All of the previous comments good. I agree with all of them. But i woudld like to add to the fact that the living space also causes him to do something else; make bad decisions. I think that all of his internal and external struggles, the tight living space being one of them, cuases him to make the bad decisions he does (especially investing in the liquor store). So, the tight living space mainly effects Walter's way of thinking and his decision making process. Because times were so rough and so many things were going on, it mad him do some very uneducated things.
WTW
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