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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".
6 comments:
Lena's belef in god is very strong and all she does is try to keep her family together after the death of her husband. Lena most likely slapped Bennie because religion may be the only think that has keept the family together throughout the years. There was never any background information given about the charachters and their pasts so this may not be true. Although this info is not given, I do think that Religion is the main factor that keeps this family together.
TPW
I agree with TPW, to add, I beleive that Lena's faith in God is driving and pushing her to provide for the family. Lena has faith and hope that the family would survive and cherish life. As a result, Lena does everything in her power to make her dream come true; her son, Walter be the man that she always knew he could be.(CP3)
Lena has a strong belief in god and believes that he is guiding them through their stuggles. Her belief in god is what keeps her going and keeps her staying strong. She was shocked when Benny questioned gods exsitance because god is something Lena believs in very strongly and feels that Benney should to after all she did make sure that Benny went to church every sunday and doesnt want to feel like taking her was a waste.
JAE
Lena's belief in God won't change no matter what happens in her life. The same with the family, no matter what happens to the family she will not give up on any of them. Even when Walter lost the money, it was a hard time in the family but Lena found away to keep the family together and under control.
(BJD)
I agree with CP3 in that Lena's belief in God gives her motivation to keep striving for a better life for her family. Lena also tries to influence her belief in God apon her family because she believes that it will guide them through a forfilling life.
DJM
Lena's belief is God is portrayed in her belief in her family because she never questions her family nor God. She refuses to allow anyone to tell her that God doesn't exsist similar to how she won't allow her family to fail. She never puts her family or God down and justifies all of God's actions as well as her family's. Lena believes that if she can sustain her belief in God, she can keep her family together and functioning.
BCW
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