Set in Chicago in the 1950s, A Raisin in the Sun is about the members of the Younger family, an African American family, who each have big dreams of what to do with the life insurance money they will soon receive from Big Walter’s passing. Engage students with premade activities and lessons from Storyboard That!
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MAN vs MAN
MAN vs SELF
MAN vs SOCIETY
Beneatha is vehemently against acknowledging her mother’s faith, and denies God’s existence. This goes against her mother’s very strict Christian beliefs, and Mama strikes her daughter in the face.
Walter feels like no one understands him or his dream, and he feels stuck. He wonders if there is anything to look forward to in his future, and he feels like a failure to his family.
The Younger family is segregated because of their race, and they make a bold move to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood. Karl Lindner, as a representative of the Clybourne Park Association, tries to convince the Youngers to find a house in another neighborhood.