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A 4 page paper which examines how the
family in Lorraine Hansberry’s novel “A Raisin in the Sun” is very typical of many
American families, and especially African American families in history. No additional
sources cited.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAraisin.rtf
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even more than that, better their lives in many ways. So, although it is clearly a story about an African American family, and thus portrays many cultural and historical struggles
for the African Americans, it is also a story about many American families. Regardless of the culture, many American families struggle to get out of their current social and economic
position, and find a better place for themselves and for their future generations. With that in mind the following paper examines Hansberrys play as it relates to the African American
family and the average American family. A Raisin in the Sun The family in Hansberrys play is the Youngers. They are essentially very educated and very intelligent African
Americans who possess high ideals. They are not incredibly poor, but they certainly struggle to make their lives better. The characters are Lena, who is the mother of the grown
children. She has a daughter Beneatha who is recently widowed and is also a medical student. There is also Lenas son Walter who is a chauffeur, his wife Ruth and
their young son. All of these people live in the same apartment trying to save and move on to better things. Like many families who have experienced such stressful
and harsh conditions, these family members work together, while arguing and combating one another, to move on and make their situation better. They have hopes and dreams and with their
intelligence and depth are able to do more than complain. Though, there are the somewhat typical struggles that are perhaps found in many families. For example, Walter feels that his
mother controls him and he longs from freedom and riches. His sister, Beneatha, is perhaps wiser and also an idealist, working hard to make her life better and working hard
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