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A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun. By Lorraine Hansberry (Written in 1958). Lorraine Hansberry (2). Lorraine Hansberry. (1930-1965) Born in Chicago Educated at UW-Madison First African-American to write for Broadway. http://www.nndb.com/people/101/000113759/lorraine-hansberry-1-sized.jpg.

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A Raisin in the Sun

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  1. A Raisin in the Sun By Lorraine Hansberry (Written in 1958)

  2. Lorraine Hansberry (2)

  3. Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965) Born in Chicago Educated at UW-Madison First African-American to write for Broadway http://www.nndb.com/people/101/000113759/lorraine-hansberry-1-sized.jpg

  4. Lorraine Hansberry Raisin in the Sun inspired by experience Father sued over segregated Chicago neighborhood http://www.nndb.com/people/101/000113759/lorraine-hansberry-1-sized.jpg

  5. Hansberry House (2)

  6. Hansberry House (6140 S. Rhodes Ave) All white neighborhood Family moved in in 1937 Two bricks thrown at windows http://www.nndb.com/people/101/000113759/lorraine-hansberry-1-sized.jpg

  7. Hansberry House Hansberry family wins case in 1941 Later (1948) “racial restrictive covenants” declared unconstitutional http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/unknown-chicago/1-23--paper.jpg

  8. Motifs/Symbols

  9. Motifs/Symbols Mama’s potted plant Home / Houses Dreams (accomplished and lost) Light / Sunlight (or lack thereof) Money

  10. Literary Terms(3)

  11. Didactic literature Literature that presents moral lessons and/or social commentaries Dramatic, yet instructional

  12. Epigraph A quotation set at the beginning of a literary work to suggest a theme Epigraph of Raisin in the Sun is Langston Hughes’ poem, “Dream Deferred”

  13. Diction Choice and use of words in literature (how one speaks) Reveals characterization

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