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A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window (Paperback)

by Lorraine Hansberry (Author)

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"Rich and warm and funny and varied ... beautifully written."-- Los Angeles Times, on The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

"One of a handful of great American plays -- it belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey Into Night and The Glass Menagerie."--Washington Post, on A Raisin in the Sun -- Review

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"Rich and warm and funny and varied ... beautifully written."-- Los Angeles Times, on The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window

"One of a handful of great American plays -- it belongs in the inner circle, along with Death of a Salesman, Long Day's Journey Into Night and The Glass Menagerie."--Washington Post, on A Raisin in the Sun

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage (June 13, 1995)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0679755314
ISBN-13: 978-0679755319
Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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5 books cite this book:

Their Place on the Stage: Black Women Playwrights in America by Elizabeth Brown-Guillory on 5 pages
African American Women Playwrights: A Research Guide (Critical Studies on Black Life and Culture) by Christy Gavin on page 70, page 76, and page 116
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature by William L. Andrews on page 617
Modern American Drama, 1945-1990 by C. W. E. Bigsby in Back Matter
Modern American Drama, 1945-2000 by C. W. E. Bigsby in Back Matter

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5.0 out of 5 stars A literary nust-read., April 24, 1998

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A Raisin in the sun was written to reflect one man's struggle to pull himself up from the slums to make a better life for his son and family. Walter was a weak man and had always had his father's coat-tails to ride on. When his father was alive he had a role model, someone who knew how to be a man and Walter never learned that it meant doing things the hard way. He and his friends were out looking for fast fortune and it never worked out. Walter had big dreams of owning big cars and living up where the rich white folks live.
Beneatha had dreams of being a doctor and she was head strong and determined not to let anything or anyone stand in her way. Least of all her pathetic brother, Walter. She wanted to be loved and appreciated for all of her struggles but she did not know how to earn that love and appreciation. Ruth was a woman who had seen many battles in life. She expected to live the good life with Walter and when that did not happen, she stood by his side anyway. They had one son that they could hardly take care of and when she found herself pregnant she became desperate looking for a solution. How were they going to take care of a child, they could hardly feed and clothe the one they had.
Ruth was strong and she was the backbone for her husband.
The matriarch in the Family though was Mama. She was the string that held all of her family together. An example of this was when she tied the sticks around the flower to hold it together for moving. This represented her pulling the family together to prepare for the hardships that would probably come their way in moving out to Clyborne Park. They knew that they would not be wanted in that area, but the family had seen and been through more than enough in their time. This story represents the struggle to be a family, to take care of what you love and do what you have to do to see that your family is taken care of. It also represents the struggle that many people go through in life to be someone within themselves.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Content, December 4, 2002

By	Hannah (Orlando, FL USA) - See all my reviews

For those wanting to understand the influence of this great American author, I strongly recommend this edition of Raisin and Sign. The commentaries and introductions are priceless. Not to mention that the plays themselves are fascinating. Speaking as a white, Irish female, one would wonder why I'd have such a high opinion, well, doing Ms. Hansberry as a research subject for my entire junior year, I didn't have much interest at first. But reading these plays made me realize that Hansberry holds a great power for writing about universal concepts and ideas, whether the reader is black or not. Especially The Sign In Sidney Brustein's Window.

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5.0 out of 5 stars good play, January 29, 2003

By	Mina Tadross (usa) - See all my reviews

A raisin in the sun is a greaat book, that is about a man named Walter that wanted the best for his family and son. his father have always tought him how to stay strong in a very wild life, but Wlater was weak, he never learned that he must do stuff the hard way if he wanted to succed in life. he has always wanted to get money the easy way, but he never makes it to the end because its not easy to make money. even thought Walter wanted to be really rich and be like white men at the time, he stile didnt try hard to be rich like what his dad told him before he passed out.
Also in the play Beneatha was Walter's sister that also had dreams of being a doctor. she wanted all people to like her and love her but she didn't learn how to do that and which way to get them to like her. Ruth was a woman who had seen many battles in life. She expected to live the good life with Walter and when that did not happen, she stood by his side anyway. They had one son that they could hardly take care of and when she found herself pregnant she became desperate looking for a solution. How were they going to take care of a child, they could hardly feed and clothe the one they had.
The mother of this family was Ruth, she was a great mama that have always cared about her family and she always try to pull them together to form a great strong family.
This story showed how much problems African American families had at that time and how much they strugled.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Good but drawn out a bit
Good plot line but a little too much detail for mt liking. Quality piece of writing though.

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