What is A Raisin In The Sun?
'''A Raisin In The Sun''' is an [[United States|American]] [[Play (theatre)|play]] that was written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959. It is about a poor [[African American]] family in [[Chicago]] who receives [[United States dollar|$]]10,000 in [[inheritance]] money. The family has to decide how to spend the money. == Characters == '''Walter''' - He is the main character of the play and the father. He is a cab driver who has the dream of being a bartender who is rich and successful. He takes most of the $10,000 to [[invest]] it in a bar. He realizes that he was scammed and he lost all of the money (which angered Mama). He was offered thousands of dollars to move out of the neighborhood (because African Americans living in a white neighborhood lowered the value of the houses). Throughout the play, he considers the offer, but at the end he says no. Walter, at the end of the play, may have lost a lot of money, but he keeps his dignity and learns a big lesson. '''Travis''' - Walter's 10 or 11-year-old son who admires his father. He represents the theme of [[innocence]]. '''Ruth''' - Walter's wife and emotional support of the family. While Walter has his dreams and fantasies about being rich and successful, Ruth brings him back to reality. '''Mama''' - The grandmother (wife of the grandfather). She is very old fashioned and religious. She is a strong-willed woman. '''Beneatha''' - Beneatha is the sister of Walter. She tries to be an independent person by trying to learn more about African cultures, rather than conforming to the style of living that Americans have been accustomed to. == Other websites == *[http://town.hall.org/radio/HarperAudio/355_harp_00_ITH.html Listen to the play online] *[http://alexalonso.org/Academic/raisin.html Read analysis of play] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304180653/http://www.alexalonso.org/Academic/raisin.html |date=2011-03-04 }} by Alex Alonso {{performing-arts-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Raisin In The Sun}} [[Category:Chicago in fiction]] [[Category:Ame