African
American Influence on Broadway
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Raisin in the Sun was written by Lorraine Hansberry and was produced on
Broadway in 1959. Throughout the play there were major themes of race and
management of money. Being set during the time period were most African
Americans were mistreated the play shows how the average family got by. I
thought the play represented peoples will to live a successful happy life.
through all the hard times and strife everything was done for the betterment of
the family. They fought back and ultimately gained their dream home and made their
whole family happy. I thoroughly enjoyed this play and I thought it shined a
light on the struggles that people go through. I also think that it teaches
people the lessons of managing money which is not something that is highly
taught today. Even though this play was written so long ago it is sad to see
that people still go through similar problems with money and race issues. I
think this play brings various lessons to the table. This play teaches you to
never give up in the face of adversity. It shows the dangers of careless spending
and investing in money. The most important value I absorbed from this play is
family values, everything that they went through for the most part they stayed
together and were able to be successful because of it. After reading this play
I see why it was held so high and why it is still shown and read today.
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