In seven pages this paper discusses the play's literary merits, dramatic action, themes, and social message especially as it relates to the so called American Dream. There are two sources cited in the bibliography.
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SNRaisin.doc A Raisin in the Sun Research Compiled By Susan A. Nelson - August 2001 -- For more information
on using this paper properly! In our country the proffered certainty that the ideals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness can become a reality for anyone willing
to work hard for them is what we call "The American Dream." This ideal has been successfully fostered over innumerable generations because for many the dream does come true.
However, just as often many times it does not. As is evidenced in her writing, Lorraine Hansberry knew about disappointment, false hope and despair. In addition, undoubtedly for
many of her African-American ancestors (who had come North for a better life only to find racism, exploitation and frustration), the Dream had become a nightmare. In contemporary terms
this playwright chronicles one such nightmare in her work, A Raisin in the Sun the epic story of the Younger familys struggle to realize the Dream by rising above ghetto
life. Hansberrys play not only tells the story of the Youngers, but also reveals the universal plight of all those with failed/ broken dreams (A Raisin in
the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, 2001 and A Raisin in the Sun, 2001). This essay offers an in-depth overview of this Hansberry play by in part discussing its dramatic
action, social messages, themes, literary merit and the like. In the opening scenes Hansberry introduces Chicagos South-side during the 1950s -- after World
War II -- although quite remarkably her imagery transcends time, and could just as easily be representative of today. Her textual writing depicts the surrounding African-American ghetto and how these