barrier of segregated ground‚ FREEDOM! In A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the main dynamic protagonist‚ Walter Lee Younger‚ also longed for an escape. He was forced to face an enemy that felt even more extreme than Earth’s inner core. Racial discrimination consumed him like a vacuum. Skepticism besieged from his family‚ destroyed the remnants of his former self. Although Walter encountered these hardships‚ continuously‚ he discovered himself to be his most prominent enemy. Despite his role
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The Unique Contribution of Walter Lee Younger Lorraine Hansberry’s “A Raisin in the Sun” dramatizes the struggles of an African-American family encompassed about in abject poverty. Preceding the civil rights movement. Before the likes of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X. This family‚ The Younger’s have to deal with the inheritance left by the patriarch of the Younger family. The members of the family all have their own ideas of how to properly manage the money‚ however none of them have ever handled
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Walter Lee Youngers’ Characteristics In the 1920’s‚ many African-American families had left the southern states and migrated north to Chicago’s South Side in search of the “American Dream”‚ dreaming of freedom‚ equality‚ and the opportunity that was supposed to be available to every American. This “American Dream” was sought by many African Americans in the U.S. Written by Lorraine Hansberry and produced in 1959‚ The play: A Raisin in the Sun‚ gave readers a strong meaning about the values of
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English 1 CPE: Period 7 February 14‚ 2013 Comparative Essay Martin Luther King Junior’s “I Have a Dream” speech is similar to Walter Lee Younger’s dream in Lorraine Hansberry’s‚ A Raisin in the Sun. Both of the men were faced with poverty. Poverty was a large growing problem in the 1950s that many people had to face. Therefore‚ they did not have enough money to live an enjoyable life. Discrimination was a major problem in the 1950s. For example‚ colored people would have to go to different schools
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The character Walter Younger in the play A Raisin in the Sun is a man who believe true happiness is only achieved by living the American Dream to the fullest. Walter’s mind is twisted and warped by society into thinking money is the key to become truly happy in life. He is also living in a home where he is trying to live up to his dead father’s footsteps‚ which puts a lot of stress on his shoulders and he has a tough time trying to relieve his own self of this stress. Walter Younger is a perfect
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money is the only salvation. Stuck in a place where only the rich can enjoy the privileges of life‚ my father‚ and Walter Lee Younger can only dream of one-day striking gold. Not long ago were they dreamers among the masses‚ eager to try something new. Once an oyster‚ now a boulder‚ the world seems to open its doors only for the select few and close them for those who dream. Like Walter‚ my father also witnesses the men downtown‚ "...sitting there turning deals worth millions of dollars… sometimes
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this type of character in Walter Younger. Walter Younger‚ a man striving to push his family into the middle class‚ whether the attempt is risky or downright controversial. Some characters will make questionable decisions‚ and these decisions could lead to fortune‚ or failure. In a segregated 1950s Chicago‚ a small African-American family lives in a small 3 room apartment in a crowded apartment building. Award-winning A Raisin in the Sun‚ by Lorraine Hansberry‚ features Walter as a leader-to-be in this
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cannot get ahead in life. Walter Lee Younger is a man who is frustrated with his current position in life‚ and every disappointment he has encountered thus far. Although he tries to be a loving man‚ sometimes he does not know how to show the idea of love‚ "Sometimes...sometimes...I don’t even know how to try" (Hansberry 89). His position in life can be regarded as symbolic of every black male struggling to provide for his family by any means necessary. Although Walter has a job‚ it seems inadequate
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Walter Lee Younger: Selfish to Selfless Lorraine Hansberry portrays the revolution of black’s consciousness through the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ by introducing the Younger family to readers. This play takes place in a poor black neighborhood in Chicago’s Southside in the 1950s where the Younger family struggles with racial discrimination and finding their true dreams and goals. Like most literature‚ this play has a clear protagonist‚ but Hansberry also uses an anti-hero‚ a flawed character who
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Literature Argument: gives a writer’s point of view about an issue or a problem. Evidence: supports a writer’s idea with facts‚ statistics‚ data‚ and quotations. Persuasive appeals: used by writers to convince readers that their ideas are true by using logic‚ emotions or beliefs. They use words that create strong feelings in the reader. Logical or rhetorical fallacy: an appeal that doesn’t use evidence or logic. Evaluate evidence: Is the evidence biased‚ or prejudiced‚ by the writer’s own
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