Othello

Othello “A Raisin in the Sun” Lorraine Hansberry wrote the award winning play” A Raisin in the Sun.” It is set in Chicago’s Southside in the late 1940’s. The story reflects her own experience of racial harassment when her successful family moved into a white neighborhood. She got her title from a line in a Langston Hughes poem named,” Harlem (A Dream Deferred) (534) –What happens to a dream deferred' Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun' (1-3) This title is in reference to one of the main characters. He has a dream but racial tension going on at the time and his family’s opinion and interference does not help his dream come true. Walter Lee Younger is a man in his mid 30’s. He is a chauffer. He lives with his wife Ruth, his son Travis, his mother Lena, and his sister Benetha. Walter has a serious conflict with his wife. They are talking about a plan that he and his friend have to open a liquor store. He has it all figured out but his wife shuns him because family, dream, play, walter, plant, eggs, say, mama, benetha, about, sun, raisin, dreams, been, woman, wife, mr, money, man, loud, learned, everything, care, youngers, younger, way, tries, together, title, supportive, supporting, successful, struggle, represents, racial