'Raisin in the Sun ' is a good play. I mean I feel like everyone who has read the book would agree that Hansberry did a decent (read great) job in portraying the cyclical desperation regarding economic standing of the African- American community. Since Hansberry herself went through some of the problems the Youngers went through, it was pretty expected that the play would be realistic. We see the cyclical poverty the Youngers go through with institutional racism backing it up. I mean the people in Clybourne were all 'racist? us? Gosh never' but they take advantage of their wealth to try prevent the Younger from getting into a house that they would own. Now pride is a huge part of the play and it is that sense of pride that stopped Walter from doing what he was going to do- beg for the money- but what about the other families. What about the families who had to sacrifice their pride in order to allow their children to attain some semblanc...
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