Posted by Kim Mraz (130.86.26.145) on June 23, 2005 at 4:02:05 p.m.:
In Reply to: Re: A Raisin in the Sun and "Harlem" Wednesday Discussion posted by Emily Frost-Morgan on June 22, 2005 at 8:34:16 p.m.:
>>Discuss the title of A Raisin in the Sun
>>and the connection with Langston Hughes poem
>>printed right before the play.
>>Read and respond to your classmates
>>(8 sentences minimum).
>The poem by Langston Hughes "Harlem" coonects with the play "A Raisin in the Sun", being that both the poem and the play set upon dreams. In the play Walter dreams of being a business man with a liquor store. Beneatha dreams of being a doctor. Mama dreams about having a house so little Travis could have a backyard to play in. The Younger family as a whole dream about having enough money to survive poverty. The poem "Harlem" talks about a dream that is being put off and goes through asking what happens to that dream. The Younger's dream gets kind of put off to the side when they lost their money, like in the poem "Or crust and sugar over-like a syrapy sweet" after their dreams were put off it made them stronger and see for the better and go against prejudice and racism.
I completely agree with what you are commenting on. I also think that the two have a huge connection which is dreams and aspirations. Walter Lee has dreams of being a successful businessman and the only way to get that he thinks is by the money that the family gets from Walter's dad's death. Knowing that if this family strives to be successful than it will happen if they try hard. The poem and the drama have a lot in common,such as when you commented on the loss of the money. After hearing of their loss the family actaully lost some hope, but through unity and effort to fight off the negative they work hard and get exactly what they dreamt to have.