Treitel Juan Ignacio

Eng lang.
Critical essay:

1. How does Hansberry vividly capture the dreams of two characters in “a rising in the
sun”?

A Raisin in the Sun is a play that debuted in on Broadway in 1959, written writed by Lorraine
Hansberry. She Lorraine Hansberry was an American writer, activist, and playwright who was
involved in the fight for equality. She was the first African-American african -american author
who had has a play performed in on Broadway. In this play, the dreams of the characters are
very important, as well as how and how they could achieve them.

In the play, which is set in the postwar period, the Younger family , faces their own war against
racism in a Chicago slum. America's complex history of racial tension between blacks and
whites is really woven inside the Younger's daily lives. Single mother (and grandmother) Lena
Younger , also called Mama (Mama), her daughter ,Beneatha, and son Walter (and his wife
Ruth and son Trav iis), they all live together, crammed into a n apartment that just 2 rooms.
Everything All starts in act 1, scene 1; in which we are explained explains that everything is
based on the fact that Big Walter dies and leaves a life insurance of 10,000 dollars, and then
among the family they try to debate what is the best option in which the money can be spent;
obviously, feelings are also involved at times, and that is why they try to be as objective and
impartial as possible; but Mama is the one who has the last word. The problem
arises because of the dreams everyone has:
is that Beneatha Benetha wants to use the insurance money to
study medicine, and Walter hopes to open dreams of opening a liquor store with his friends

As time goes by, the family argues about what is best and what they should spend the money
on ,: Beneatha Benetha wants to use the insurance money to study medicine, although it is
something very difficult to achieve, because at that time being a woman and at the same time
black was not easy at all. For her, this was quite a challenge, but she liked difficult things and
this was not far behind. She has a lot of talent and feels that she should use it in something,
something big, that is why she really wants to study medicine and in this way, be able to help
others. Obviously , she also wants to study medicine so that she can graduate and in the future,
be able to earn money to support her family. At the same time, Walter works as a chauf ffeur
for a white man, but dreams of opening a liquor store with his friends and earning more
money to support his family too. His business idea was to open his own liquor store with two
more friends, Willy and Bobo. Considering that Walter does not have many options either, this
was a very profitable and functional idea, he just needs Mama to give him a the part of the
money and let him use it for this purpose.

Then, two very important events take place: first, Mama decides to buy a house for the whole
family, in a white neighbourhood; and then, she entrusts the rest of the money to Walter,
asking him to put a good portion for Beneatha´s Medical School Education aside. The doorbell
rings: it's Bobo, Walter's friend with whom he was going to open the liquor store licorery, with
an unexpected visit. Bobo was is scared and nervous, and wants to talk to Walter. Walter is
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excited to know how the business venture is going, as both Bobo and Walter gave Willy their
part of the money to invest in the liquor store. Although Walter was unable to go to the
meeting, Willy and Bobo were to meet at the train station to go to Springfield. In Springfield,
they would obtain the necessary liquor license to proceed and open the licorery. Bobo,
however, says that Willy never came. Walter understood that he has been swindled out of his
father's insurance money, and no money has been saved for Beneatha's medical school: he's
put all the $6,500 that Mom gave to him into the store. Walter, in a moment of desperation,
shouts: "THAT MONEY IS MADE FROM MY FATHER'S FLESH".

After Bobo's visit, it starts Actatc 3, scene 2. The whole family was sad and discouraged. Asagai,
Bbenetha's Nigerian boyfriend, surprises her by asking her to go to Nigeria with him, and
to
practice medicine there. Surprised, she refuses to give him an answer right away.

At the end ending of the story, I really liked that Walter defends his ideals and is able to tell
Mom that they shouldn't sell the house, what he did was something very difficult, and even
more so if his mother is telling him: "you making something inside me cry, son. Some awful
pain inside me."

Luckily for the Youngers, Walter decides to fight for the family's rights and rejects reject Karl's
offer. So everyone gets ready to move into their new house. In the end, Beneatha Benetha
will
is going to go with Asagai to study and practice medicine, so it could be said that she fulfilled
her dream. However, Walter could not Walter, however, was unable to fulfill his goal of
opening his own liquor Liquor store shop. Although Walter makes more mistakes than any
other character in the play, he also has the most significant the biggest transformation: he
starts out as a complete jerk, obsessed with getting rich quickly quick, and ends up as a man of
value and respect. In Walter Younger, Lorraine Hans eberry shows us how poverty and racism
can change and depress people to the point of hurting those they love most. Of course, with
Walter, the writer also shows us how those social barriers can be overcome with personal
determination and standing firm on the truth and one's own ideas .

All in all it is quite good, but I would pay more attention on organization and punctuation. Remember to state your h