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Student Essay on The Importance of Family in "A Raisin in the Sun"

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Lorraine Hansberry
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The Importance of Family in "A Raisin in the Sun"

Summary:   "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry is a drama about the stuggle of blacks in the United States in the late 1950s. The main characters of the novel are explored, and two key lessons from the book are to think before you act and never turn your back on family.


The drama A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, shows the struggle for African Americans in the late 1950s.This book symbolizes making the right choice. At the end of the story Walter shows he isn't just a "Rat" as his sister calls him. The Youngers go through a lot in this story. There are many different situations in this play that it is hard to make a right decision. Walter Lee is caught up with all these things going on and he doesn't know what to do. He feels if the world is against him. This Younger family is avpoor family and they get a check from Momma's Dead Husband. They have to make a decision on if they should they move into a house or stay in crummy house and have a lot of.....

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