A Raisin in the Sun - Themes, Symbols, Characters and structure by https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie en-us 2021-10-23 09:49:00 UTC 2025-10-25 02:33:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/2600.png Symbols Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929736789 2021-12-05 17:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929736789 How can we get information about a character in a play? Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929743265 Direct characterization:
- stage directions -> outward appearance
- acting

Indirect characterization:
- behaviour
- language 
- feelings
- thoughts
- language 
- the reaction of others]]> 2021-12-05 17:24:15 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929743265 Characterization Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929743575 2021-12-05 17:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929743575 Task: Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929746965 Take the mind map with information on Walter as an example and create a mind map for:

- Mama (Miriam, Phoebe, Mira)
- Ruth (Hanna, Alina, Christian, Mauritz)
- Beneatha (also describe what kind of relationship Beneatha and Asagai have) (Nils, Leander, Martin, Adrian)
- Asagai (also describe what kind of relationship Asagai and Beneatha have) (Finn, Louis, Timo, Noah)

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- What is a drama?
- What is dramatic structure?

Name the key elements of a typical story/drama.

Students responsible:
Leon, Damian, Nicole, Franziska

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Represent it in form of a graph and insert the underlying scenes and their contents in the appropriate places.

Students responsible:
Leon, Damian, Nicole, Franziska

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]]> 2021-12-05 18:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929787991 Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts. Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929794242 2021-12-05 18:28:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929794242 Lorraine Hansberry uses symbols to describe the hopes, dreams and frustrations of the Younger family. Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929801843 https://answergarden.ch/2257662]]> 2021-12-05 18:39:45 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1929801843 What is a drama? What is dramatic structure? Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1933169831 2021-12-07 10:17:51 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1933169831 Tasks: Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1933190238 Please explain why 'A Raisin in the Sun' is a modern play and still relevant today.

Students responsible:
Leon, Damian, Nicole, Franziska

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Please illustrate the character constellation and include all persons involved. 

Students responsible:
Lukas, Simon

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1.    What does Hansberry think about the American Dream?
To what extent is her point of view presented in the play?
2.   How different are Joseph Asagai and George Murchison?
3.   Why does Walter want to open a liquor store?
4.   Whose dream comes to fulfillment at the end and whose is still put on hold/out of reach?

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Tabea, Louisa, Phil, Henry, Jannis
 
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]]> 2021-12-07 10:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1933203438 Themes Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1933764615 https://answergarden.ch/2260903]]> 2021-12-07 15:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1933764615 3. Why does Walter want to open a liquor store? https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1942888900 - money to provide for his family (Act 1, p.33)]]> 2021-12-12 16:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1942888900 1. What does Hansberry think about the American Dream? To what extent is her point of view presented in the play? https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1942915444
According to Google, Hansberry thinks positive about the American Dream (AD).

In my opinion, however, this positive side is only partially presented in her book. As she portrays the discrimination of the black community, even though this limits the AD and the capability to live it out. (Act 2, Sc. 3, p. 117-118)
As this represents a problem of all main characters, Hansberry uses them to show different ways of breaking through this "Border". 

Looking at Beneatha, as an example, she wants to be a doctor. Claiming this over and over again and fighting with the right mentality makes most of her environment believe in that outcome. (Act 1, Sc. 1, p. 50). 

But even in this quotation, the positive thoughts are small, as other problems like the inequality of men and woman are presented.



]]> 2021-12-12 16:30:06 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1942915444 What is a drama and what is dramatic structure? https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1943273112 Drama
- one of the 3 big genera of the seal (alongside poetry and
   epic)
- a self-contained plot
- with dialogues and monologues
- often a conflict (between the acting characters)
- stage play (collective term for different kinds of stage
   plays)
- different kinds of dramas: tragedy, conedy, acting,...
- addresses the viewer more than the reader

Dramatic structure
There are different forms:
_ a drama with one act
-> compressed plot and few scene changes
_ a drama with three acts
-> act 1: explanation of the circumstances which lead to the
               conflict
-> act 2: unfolding of the conflict
-> act 3: resolve of the conflict
_ a drama with five acts
-> typical for a classic drama
-> only one place and a short time (about 24 hours)
-> act 1: exposition                                 
             - information about place, time and situation
             - introduction of the characters
             - clarification of the history
-> act 2: rising action
            - dramatical situation or important decision
-> act 3: highlight and turning point
-> act 4: falling action
           - retarding moment
-> act 5: disaster
           - solution of the conflict

- difference: open and closed drama
Open
-> the conflicts are not solved
-> the questions of the audience are not answered
× important aspects:
- loose structure
- long time
- many characters
- no consistent style of speech
- central main character

Closed
-> a turning point leads to a solvent conclusion
× important aspects
- continous main plot
- short time
- low places 
- not too many characters
- high linguistic style

Leon, Damian, Nicole, Franziska

]]> 2021-12-12 22:24:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1943273112 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1944032523 2021-12-13 09:18:07 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1944032523 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1944035176 2021-12-13 09:19:44 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1944035176 Explain why ´A Raisin in the Sunˋ is a modern play and still relevant today ? nicolem9g https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945093689 - there are described themes that are timeless and modern
->  family problems are a timeless theme
She presents several social issues as poverty and racism
-> the life of and discrimination against African American people is a timeless theme
-> even though the US is a multicultural society, there is still racism against African-Americans and other minorities.
Thus it is much more difficult for minorities to find well-paid jobs and/or to enjoy equal rights
-> This is also the reason why minorities live in poverty.

Leon, Damian, Nicole, Franziska]]> 2021-12-13 17:12:54 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945093689 Characterization Ruth Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945136682 (Hanna, Alina, Christian, Mauritz)

]]> 2021-12-13 17:29:34 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945136682 Character constellation Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945143229 Celina, Lukas, Simon

]]> 2021-12-13 17:32:26 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945143229 What kind of character constellation do we have in the play? Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945234544 Every individual in the play has different characteristics.
Mama, Lena Younger stands for faith and family clannishness (=fester Zusammenhalt).
Walter Younger stands for pride. he finally learns that money is not everything and so he rejects Mr Lindner's money offer.
Beneatha stands for the new emancipated woman who rejects misogynistic (=Frauen verachtende) values.
-> The interrelationship between these characters is the central aspect of the play.]]> 2021-12-13 18:11:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945234544 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945493577 Characterisation Mama 
(Miriam, Phoebe, Mira)]]> 2021-12-13 20:14:59 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945493577 How different are Asagai and George? https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945611763 George: wealthy, Loves Beneatha , wealthy, tries to assimilate to the Witze people

Asagai: -often critisizes Beneatha
              - wants to move to Nigeria(With Benatha) 
              -Open and honest 
               - Produkte oft Hits nationality 
- Wants the best for Beneatha and tries to convince Beneatha of bis Optimismus-> sie should Act and habe an outward appearence like an african traditional girl

]]> 2021-12-13 21:25:41 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945611763 2. How different are Joseph Asagai and George Murchison? https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945649144 2. George: wealthy, tries to be integrated within the white community,  loves Beneatha,  tries to kiss her, offensive, Afro-American, no pride in his African heritage, nice outward appearance, not interested in his background

Asagai: open and honest, only wants the best for Beneatha, tries to convince her of his opinion, Beneatha should act like an African girl and should have an outward appearance like one
=>different personalities,background and character traits 
     ]]> 2021-12-13 21:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945649144 4. Whose dream comes to fulfillment at the end and whose dream is still put on hold/out of reach? https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945671178 Walter → his dream is out of reach, because he doesn't get the liquor store and loses the money. 

Ruth → she fulfills her dream because she wants to move out and in a house with more rooms, so that Travis does not have to sleep on the couch anymore.
   
Lena → she Fulfills her dreams because she wants a new home for her family and she wants Walter to stand up for his family and not to  run away from his problems anymore.     

Beneatha → she changes her dream, so she doesn't fulfill her dream to be a doctor at the end of the play, but in the end she wants to go to Africa with Asagai and she might reach that dream, but we don't know.]]> 2021-12-13 22:11:02 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945671178 Asagai https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945738773 Finn, Louis, Timo, Noah]]> 2021-12-13 23:15:09 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1945738773 Ille09 https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1946950916 However, if we take the characters' dreams into account, it can be said that at the beginning of the play, everybody has a different dream. Walter wants to open a liquor store, Beneatha wants to become a doctor and Mama wants to have a house for her family.
During the play, they all experience different things. Walter's friend steals his money and Beneatha gets to know Asagai.
More and more, they realize that they have false dreams and that other things are more important.
Mama is the only one who believes in a better time. Her faith in her children makes her strong and at the end they all remain happy.
Thus it can be assumed that Hansberry believes in the American Dream.]]> 2021-12-14 13:34:11 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1946950916 Beneatha (Nils, Leander, Adrian, Martin) https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1947212234 2021-12-14 14:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/Ille09/itocyntog6j4jnie/wish/1947212234