A Raisin in the Sun
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 3
Themes
All Themes Dreams Dignity and Pride Race, Discrimination, and Assimilation Gender and Feminism Money
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Characters
All Characters Lena Younger (Mama) Walter Lee Younger Beneatha Younger Ruth Younger Travis Younger Joseph Asagai George Murchison Karl Lindner Mrs. Johnson Walter Younger (Big Walter) Willy Harris
Symbols
All Symbols Mama’s Plant Beneatha’s Hair The Insurance Payment
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Alliteration Allusions Dialect Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Metaphors Mood Motifs Personification Setting Similes Style Tone
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by Lorraine Hansberry
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