I am writing this report for Ms. Williams in the class Foundations of Medicine. This report is about the book “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry. This book has 151 pages and was published by “Vintage Books. It has been published multiple times including the years of 1958, 1986, 1959,1966,1984,1987 and 1988. The book design was created by Merrick Hamilton. I chose to read this book because it expands my knowledge of “The American Dream and how African Americans lives were like in the late 50’s early 60’s.
The Main Character in this book is Walter Lee Younger. He is a determined married man who seems to think he is superior among others in his family. He wants to achieve the “American Dream”, which in his case is to be “The Boss” (more specifically an entrepreneur). He tends to think big and, he gets angry when people don’t understand him. His place as the main character is easily shown by his confidence and determination. …show more content…
She simply says what she want and doesn’t pay much attention to the ideas Walter has for the fact that’s she has basically lost most of her hope in dreams. Ruth is overall a lost-dreamer, but deep inside you could find a small strand of hope lying in her heart. Beneatha is Walters sister she plays the role of a doer. She enjoys doing everything she aspires no matter what her family thinks. She is an overall ambitious person. Mama plays the role of exactly what she is, an old-school mother that is a widow. She is nosey, sweet, and nice but always seems to show that she is in control. She always tries her best to do what she thinks is better for her family. Overall she’s just a loving mother who cares about the well-being of her