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A Raisin in the Sun Study Guide & Essays
Lorraine Hansberry, in an August 1959 Village Voice article, wrote:
In an almost paradoxical fashion, it disturbs the soul of man to truly understand what he invariably senses: that nobody really finds oppression and/or poverty tolerable. If we ever destroy the image of the black people who…
A Raisin in the Sun study guide contains a biography of Lorraine Hansberry, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
- Short Summary
- About A Raisin in the Sun
- Character List
- Glossary of Terms
- Major Themes
- Summary and Analysis of Act I scene i
- Summary and Analysis of Act I scene ii
- Summary and Analysis of Act II scene i
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What are your analysis Realism in the of the play Raisin in the Sun
What do you think of the new film starring Diddy Combs and Felicia Rashad? I saw it Monday night on ABC.
Personally, I was a bit disappointed. Hansberry's Walter Lee is a passionate, explosive man. Combs doesn't come across as that way. He is almost meek at times. The only emotional explosion comes from Rashad when Lena realizes that the money is gone. This book is about powerful emotions, but the film doesn't show that power.
Rashad does a good job portraying Lena, but she is not believable because to me she doesn't look old enough. I picture a woman of about 60, and Rashad looks much younger.
One scene I really did like was at the end when Walter picks up the plant. At first I thought, NO! It's supposed to be Mama who does that! But then I saw how she came in to get it from him, and I liked the symbolism of Walter now taking care of the plant that was once Mama's job.
Personally, I was a bit disappointed. Hansberry's Walter Lee is a passionate, explosive man. Combs doesn't come across as that way. He is almost meek at times. The only emotional explosion comes from Rashad when Lena realizes that the money is gone. This book is about powerful emotions, but the film doesn't show that power.
Rashad does a good job portraying Lena, but she is not believable because to me she doesn't look old enough. I picture a woman of about 60, and Rashad looks much younger.
One scene I really did like was at the end when Walter picks up the plant. At first I thought, NO! It's supposed to be Mama who does that! But then I saw how she came in to get it from him, and I liked the symbolism of Walter now taking care of the plant that was once Mama's job.
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