A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Books
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A Raisin in the Sun reflects Lorraine Hansberry’s childhood experiences in segregated Chicago. This electrifying masterpiece has enthralled audiences and been heaped with critical accolades.
"Never before, in the entire history of the American theatre, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage." – James Baldwin.
“ A Raisin in the Sun belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman and Long Day’s Journey into Night ” – The Washington Post.
“The play that changed American theatre forever” – The New York Times.
A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Books
A Raisin in the Sun is a classic play about one family's hopes and dreams in 1950's America. Every character in this play has a different dream. The main character of Mama is an African American domestic worker whose husband has died and left her a insurance policy. At the play's beginning, Mama is waiting on the insurance check to arrive. She and her family live in a crowded apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Her family is composed of her son Walter Jr, his wife and their young son. Also her other daughter, a student who is interested in her African roots also lives in that same apartment. Larraine Hansberry has a gift for dialogue and creating interesting scenes. Mama's dream is to buy a home in the segregated community of Clybourne Park. Walter Jr's dream is to be part owner of a liquor store. Whose dream will be fulfilled ?Highly recommended
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A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry Books Reviews
Purchased to read Spike's commentary and was actually pleased that he put the issue of history and progress of life on the black family and not blaming government...agree, Hansberry should be recognized as the first in Hollywood to shape future pics/
What a great story! I had to read this for a class and i hesitated because I felt like I knew the story. I felt like it was going to be an over-exaggerated play about poor black people in a poor community trying to come up, and it was that. But, somehow there was more depth to the characters and plot than I expected. By the end of the second act, I found myself all twisted up inside the characters' conflicts and personalities because they were not much different than my own personal struggles. By the end of the play, I was begging for the playwright to give me some advice on how to quench this inner conflict within myself. This was an absolute masterpiece!
I paid a little extra to get the book with the cover as it was advertised in the listing. It was a completely different cover that I could have gotten cheaper elsewhere. False advertising.
The plot is amazing. The character are great. It can even get emotional sometimes. I hate reading, but this book kept me in, and also, it was made for a movie! So not only is there the book, there’s the movie! The only problem is that it cusses a lot so don’t let your 9 ur old kids read this book
`A Raisin in the Sun' by Lorraine Hansberry is a play that has become a true American classic. In 1959 it hit Broadway like no other. James Baldwin proclaimed, "never before in the entire history of the American theater had so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on stage." Since its opening, this play has garnered worldwide acclaim and spawned movies, music scores and literature.
The play depicts the plight of an African-American family, the Youngers, struggling in the 1950s. The title, inspired by a Langston Hughes' poem, refers to Walter Younger's dream to make it out of the South Side of Chicago. "What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / Like a raisin in the sun?....Or does it explode?"
Hansberry's realism is evidenced by the vividness and believability of the characters. They are so rich and powerful that over the years they have been portrayed only by some of the biggest names in the African-American theatrical community Sidney Poiter, Ruby Dee, Esther Rolle, Ossie Davis, Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald. In 1994, I was fortunate to see the play at Alliance Theatre in Atlanta, GA starring the late Esther Rolle as Lena Younger and Kenny Leon, now director, as Walter Younger. I was not disappointed.
It is not by luck that this play has stood the test of time and made its indelible mark on the pages of African American literature. Take a few moments to observe the cast of characters through the playwright's pen and see the reason why it is a classic.
This version contains some dialogue that did not appear in the famous film version, which makes the book especially good to pair with that film. The only reason I didn't give it five stars is that Hansberry inserted some comments about the characters in the stage directions that really needed to be incorporated into the dialogue, because an audience seeing the play without knowing those comments won't be able to glean them otherwise.
First off why am I now just reading this glorious play? I must admit within the first couple of pages I was completely sucked in. Lorraine takes a simple family and shows how sexism, racism, and classism, can shape a family for generations. In only 100 + pages I am able to connect to the characters and understand who they are.
Walter Lee Jr, is a dreamer, yet very stubborn and emotional.
Beneatha mirrors her brother somewhat and is an intellectual who seeks out her place in the world and is not willing to settle.
Lena (Mama) the family matriarch is strong willed and tried to maintain her morals and commands respect
Ruth is the realist and very pessimistic about life but continues to preserve.
These characters are very relatable. One part that stood out for me was when Ruth kept telling Walter "eat your eggs" because she didn't want to hear him still selling her a dream. He responded by saying you always crushing my dreams and that black women are the only women who don't hold their men down. I was completely flabbergasted. This stereotype of black women having to be a ride or die and help build you up manifested right there. Another point of contention for me was when Mama wanted to move the family and the white neighbors said they wouldn't be welcomed there. What bothered me the most was how Mr. Linder stated the white people in that community where hardworking and just trying to have a better life. Is that not what the Younger family was trying to do? Even though we don't have Jim Crow laws today, A Raisin in the Sun hold true to it's themes today. This can be read by everyone but I know it will hit home for AA.
A Raisin in the Sun is a classic play about one family's hopes and dreams in 1950's America. Every character in this play has a different dream. The main character of Mama is an African American domestic worker whose husband has died and left her a insurance policy. At the play's beginning, Mama is waiting on the insurance check to arrive. She and her family live in a crowded apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Her family is composed of her son Walter Jr, his wife and their young son. Also her other daughter, a student who is interested in her African roots also lives in that same apartment. Larraine Hansberry has a gift for dialogue and creating interesting scenes. Mama's dream is to buy a home in the segregated community of Clybourne Park. Walter Jr's dream is to be part owner of a liquor store. Whose dream will be fulfilled ?
Highly recommended
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