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In 1959, Lorraine Hansberrys play, A Raisin in the Sun, debuted on Broadway. Although her play broke new ground and became a significant milestone in American literature, the play remains memorable because it captures the universal quests for the American Dream from an individual perspective and from the family perspective. Essay topics include the following:
1. Choose any three symbols and show what each of these symbols represents for each character and that characters dream. Consider the following symbols: Mamas plant, Beneathas African connections (her African robe, African name, and new hairstyle), Walters liquor store plans, and the Younger Familys home in Clybourne Park.
2. Choose any three major characters from the play and explain what each ones individual original dream was, why the dream had been deferred, and how the dream was altered.
3. Several minor characters have major impact on the story. Though many of the characters are somewhat stereotyped, each serves an important function within the play. Choose three minor characters explaining their significance as far as character development, plot complications, and/or thematic emphasis. Consider the following minor characters; George Murchison, Joseph Asagai, the neighbor, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Karl Lindner, and/or Willy Harris.
4. Explain how Walter Lee Younger is representative of an essential anti-hero given his dire situation, negative behaviors and choices, and triumphant decisions and impact.
5. Examine the three women of Walter Lee Youngers world: his sister, hiswife, and his mother. Show how each of these women shape Walters relationships, actions, and values
6. How does the idea of assimilationism become important?
7. Think about the role of money in the play. How does it affect different characters?
8. Choose your own topic and have it approved by me. You can compare to another work (including what we read in the Fiction section of the class) or something else out there in the etherAs long as I am familiar with it.
9. Allusions and references
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