The Raisin in The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry

The Raisin in The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry NameCourse InstructorDate Directions: Answer the questions below on "A Raisin in the Sun". Do not use any outside sources other than your notes from the classroom lecture and your knowledge of the play. The plagiarism checker is in use for this exam and plagiarized responses will be given a grade of zero. No opportunity to retake the test will be offered.  Use your time wisely. Do not upload a file! Write your responses within the exam. 1. Choose one character from the play and write a one paragraph discussion and analysis of his/her dream. What is the dream and how does it shape and motivate this character? What internal and external factors defer the dream? Walter lee Younger in his mid thirties dreams of opening a business preferably a liquor store, but his sister Beneatha is concerned that their mother Lena Younger (Mama) will oppose this because of her religious beliefs. Walter sought to use the father’s insurance money to invest in the liquor store, but money preferred investing in a house. To Walter the business will make him more independent making a better man who enjoys his freedom. Thus, he aspires to be like George, Beneatha’s boyfriend who is wealthy and contrasts this with Joseph Asagai, a Nigerian national who is not keen on assimilating to the white society. Walter is obsessed with making money and Mama gives him some of the money he gives it to Willy and Bobo his friends, where Willy runs away with the money. Walter fails to notice that Willy is unscrupulous and trusts him with the money.  2. Explain the practice of redlining. How has this practice contributed to segregation and housing discrimination? What evidence of this can be seen in the play? Redlining is the practice of limiting lending to potential homeowners and residents in certain areas based on their race and ethnic backgrounds, mostly blacks and at times wealth status and resulted in racial discrimination for those seeking home ownership and construction. Financial institutions lend to people in certain neighborhoo...