Essays on A Raisin in The Sun

A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959. The title comes from the poem ‘Harlem’ by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family’s experiences in south Chicago, as they attempt to improve their financial circumstances with an insurance payout following the death of the...

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is a realistic play that follows an African American family living in Chicago during the 1950’s. Hansberry’s work mainly surrounds the relevant topic of racism. Throughout the entirety of the play, each character experiences different forms of racial discrimination that clearly restrain them from meeting their full expectations...

“A Raisin in the Sun” is the first Broadway-produced drama written by an African American woman. Lorraine Hansberry wrote the play in 1959 around the Civil Rights Era. It revolves around the Younger family, starring Danny Glover as Walter Lee and Esther Rolle as Mama Lena. The story begins in Chicago’s ghetto at the Younger’s...