The play is peppered with references to external and internal conflicts and the areas in which they overlap. These conflicts are brought to light by use of setting. As Benethea and Walter try to overcome their current surroundings, Mama and Ruth actually take the steps to relieve their poverty. External conflicts involve the bigger picture of injustices in society vs. the dreams of man and also the tension in relationships between the members of the family. Internal conflicts drive the external conflicts. Benethea wants to make ideals of justice the reality of the world; Walter wants to feel like a man in equal with the rest of society; Ruth struggles with keeping her baby or aborting it to protect her family; and Mama has wanted her whole life only for her family to be happy and safe. The setting of Chicago during this specific time period opens the audience to a discrimmination that we have probably never experienced. The appearance of the apartment reflects the inner appearances of the characters' feelings and emotions. For example, "BENETHEA...is spraying insecticide into the cracks in the walls," (Hansberry, 459).Thursday, September 13, 2012
A Raisin in the Sun - Adjustments
A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry
The play is peppered with references to external and internal conflicts and the areas in which they overlap. These conflicts are brought to light by use of setting. As Benethea and Walter try to overcome their current surroundings, Mama and Ruth actually take the steps to relieve their poverty. External conflicts involve the bigger picture of injustices in society vs. the dreams of man and also the tension in relationships between the members of the family. Internal conflicts drive the external conflicts. Benethea wants to make ideals of justice the reality of the world; Walter wants to feel like a man in equal with the rest of society; Ruth struggles with keeping her baby or aborting it to protect her family; and Mama has wanted her whole life only for her family to be happy and safe. The setting of Chicago during this specific time period opens the audience to a discrimmination that we have probably never experienced. The appearance of the apartment reflects the inner appearances of the characters' feelings and emotions. For example, "BENETHEA...is spraying insecticide into the cracks in the walls," (Hansberry, 459).
The play is peppered with references to external and internal conflicts and the areas in which they overlap. These conflicts are brought to light by use of setting. As Benethea and Walter try to overcome their current surroundings, Mama and Ruth actually take the steps to relieve their poverty. External conflicts involve the bigger picture of injustices in society vs. the dreams of man and also the tension in relationships between the members of the family. Internal conflicts drive the external conflicts. Benethea wants to make ideals of justice the reality of the world; Walter wants to feel like a man in equal with the rest of society; Ruth struggles with keeping her baby or aborting it to protect her family; and Mama has wanted her whole life only for her family to be happy and safe. The setting of Chicago during this specific time period opens the audience to a discrimmination that we have probably never experienced. The appearance of the apartment reflects the inner appearances of the characters' feelings and emotions. For example, "BENETHEA...is spraying insecticide into the cracks in the walls," (Hansberry, 459).
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