(www.venerableproperties.com) Click on the photo to learn about African Americans and the housing market.This picture shows a young African American woman walking to a once segregated school. Angry and combativeLena is the protagonist and for much of the movie her son is the antagonistConflict between Walter and his mother about the way in which she should use the $100,000 checkThe family move into Clybourne Park neighborhood despite the opposition of its predominantly white citizens Walter's unraveling foreshadows he fact that Lena is going to relent and give him a portion of the money despite her disapproval of the liquor store partnershipThere is no official segregation in the Chicago area but this understates the issue because the citizens of Chicago have a tendency to segregate themselves and this therefore understates the segregation and prejudice issues that are prevalentThe fact they are not welcome in the neighborhood makes Lena more determined to move thereThere is a parallel between the way in which the white citizens of Clybourne Park and the black citizens of inner Chicago segregate themselves and live within their own racial group
"A Raisin in the Sun (1961 Film) Literary Elements". genre Realist drama. (occawlone.personed.com) Click on the photo to learn some of the jobs African Americans had in the 1950s.Langston Hughes poem, "A Dream Deferred", was the inspiration for Hansberry to write "A Raisin In The Sun". Lena then gives the rest of the money to Walter and hopes he can finally make a good decision in his life. This is because the Younger family did not have enough money and when the got money they lost it and the plant did not have enough sunshin or water so it continued to fade into a dried up twig. Beneatha, Lena's daughter is a noncomformist who wants to become a doctor, but she struggles to find her identity throughout the play. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The plant is a symbol for the Youngers and their dreams. Beneatha's purpose in using this allusion is to let Lindner know that unlike Judas, they will not betray one another for money. The family lives in a small apartment and barely makes ends meet. It was once a beautiful flower that shined with life and brightness but now it's lacking luster and life. Meaning the plant is a big representation of foreshadowing. The plant moving to a better place shows the start of a new beginning. Lena takes the plant with her so it can get lots of sunlight. tone Realistic.
She seems to want to be able to own her own "something" and that has been put off and lost along the way so she is trying to fulfill her dream even if it means on a minuscule level. A representative from the neighborhood goes over to Younger home to try to buy the home back from the Younger's because the community doesn't want any problems with a black family moving in. Lena believes if she can nuture the wilting flower back to life, she can keep her family alive as well. I think that the plant doesn't represent the Younger family as much as it resembles/plays as Mama's dream. The plant is an example of forshadowing in the play because the flower represents the family. Not affiliated with Harvard College.Labrador, Callie. What do these furnishings and the state they are in say about the family's lives? We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. i think the plant represents the family because the family went through many struggles throughout the book and so did the plant. Start your day positively and the rest will follow.
Ruth, Walter's wife is shy and never expresses her feelings, so you never know Ruth's dream until her catharsis moment; Ruth breaks down and expresses all she wants is to live in a home and have a backyard for her son to play in . The plant is an example of foreshadowing becasue is represents what the Younger family is going through, which is struggles. The family does not have a lot of money so they struggle.