Compare And Contrast A Raisin In The Sun Essay

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    Compare and Contrast Essay There are many differences and similarities when comparing the play, A Raisin in the Sun, to our society today. During the time that the play covers, there was significant discrimination by the whites against the blacks. Life was very tough for African-Americans because of the way that they were treated and looked down upon by the world around them. The discrimination of blacks led to the clashing of people all around the world. Most individuals obtained very strong feelings

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    A Raisin in the Sun movie based off of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry was not a very good interpretation of the play most of the time. Although at some points it was very good. As the movie starts mama is leaving for work early in the morning. She is a nanny for a little girl named Priscilla. Where as in the play mama didn’t have a job she worked around the house. I feel like it changed how the entire play was because that means mama was working also meaning they had a little more money

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    Frontina Taylor English Comp II Jaime Barrett Compare and Contrast A Raisin In The Sun Essay In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, and 1961 movie written by Lorraine Hansberry and presented by Columbia pictures, one of the most important themes is the American Dream. Many of the characters have hopes and dreams. They all strive towards their goals throughout. However, many of the characters have different dreams that clash with each other. Problems seem to

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    “A Raisin in the Sun” is a play and also a movie. It is about a poor struggling negro family living in south chicago during the 1950’s. There are a lot of similarities and differences between the play and movie. They are much more alike than not. The time/place is the same, so is the: main characters, and the events. But there are some differences. Like the protagonist in the play and movie, the theme, and the additional setting. In the play and movie “A Raisin in the Sun” they are more similar than

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    A raisin in the sun is a book by Lorraine Hansberry that tells the story of a lower-class black family's struggle to gain middle-class acceptance while facing internal family conflicts the book was written in 1959, so the movie is an interpretation of the book. Yet the movie made it seem as if Walter is a very selfish man. Reading the book brings a different visualization .The movie also was able to move to different locations, the book however, which was written originally to be acted out on stage

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    are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.” In other words, books and movies are relatively similar, but they are completely different at the same time. This is for sure the situation with the story A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. When comparing the movie and the novel, the movie is better because you gain insight into the lives of the Youngers. The details within the movie far exceed what is given in the book. There are many differences in both

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    You know that great feeling When you finally get done with that long book you read and are just ready to watch the movie but realize the movie is so much different than the book. Although the play A Raisin in the Sun is similar to the 2008 film A Raisin in the Sun by Kenney Leon with the main idea of life plans and dreams they are also very different. Teachers must read the play before watching the movie because it shows the differences in mood changes, character changes and scene changes. To begin

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    The play A Raisin in the Sun and the movie both tell a great story. The movie added extra scenes for visuals. The setting was in the Younger's apartment throughout the entire play. Although they are both telling the same story, there are some differences and similarities between them. The movie and the play had some differences, however they didn't drastically change the story line. Throughout the movie Beneatha's hair changes in almost every scene. In the play the characters' appearances were hardly

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    based on the same story, but they have lots of differences. After watching the movie we, as a class, came to like the movie as a better version. The movie is a more complete story and brings the story to a more interesting ending. The movie, A Raisin In the Sun, is better than the book because it gives you a better visual description. Between the book and the movie the characters have some changes and differences. Some were added and others were just slightly modified. In the book we only hear about

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    the film makes a change to spice up the book. The movie, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry is better because the viewer gets to see a solid visual and scenes that were left out of the book. Therefor the film brought more to the table than the book did. While several differences occurred from the book to the movie, one shines brighter than the rest. Unlike the book, the movie shows who Walter works for, the Arnolds. In contrast to the Arnolds who own luxury cars and own a humongous house

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