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“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry

“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. Jeffrey McMicken EDRD 651 Friday, June 18, 2010. Table of Contents. Introduction Historical Context Setting and Time Characters. Introduction. Written by Lorraine Hansberry African-American female author Debuted on Broadway in 1959

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“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry

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  1. “A Raisin in the Sun”by Lorraine Hansberry Jeffrey McMicken EDRD 651 Friday, June 18, 2010

  2. Table of Contents • Introduction • Historical Context • Setting and Time • Characters

  3. Introduction • Written by Lorraine Hansberry • African-American female author • Debuted on Broadway in 1959 • Critically acclaimed • Made into film versions • 1961 • 1989 • 2008 (with Diddy and John Stamos) Table of Contents

  4. Historical Context • Title comes from Langston Hughes’ poem “Harlem” • Civil Rights Movement in the United States • Segregation between whites and blacks • Riots, sit-ins, protests, etc. • Chicago was a prime example • Arguably, the first work to realistically portray African-Americans • Won the award for “Best Play of the Year” in 1959 Table of Contents

  5. Setting and Time • SETTING • South Side of Chicago, Illinois • Urban city • Poor side of town • TIME • Sometime between World War II and present • 1941-1950s • Civil Rights Movement Table of Contents

  6. Characters • The Younger family • Walter Lee (father) • Ruth (mother) • Lena “Mama” (grandmother) • Beneatha (sister to Walter) • Travis (son of Walter) Table of Contents • Joseph Asagai (boyfriend to Beneatha) • Bobo and Willy Harris (business partners of Walter) • Mr. Lindner (white man from neighborhood)

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