EN 3635 Lecture 9: A raisin in the sun
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A raisin in the sun lecture notes. And only in southern us, not northern us. Northern us sill had some segregaion, like self-segregaion. It wasn"t in the books but it was sill socially enforced. Her father took it all the way to the supreme court. Her parents were well- educated and economically well of. Characters had very litle educaion with excepion to benita. First serious play that used the african american vernacular. Emperor jones invented the language and tried it. Criicized for using that language because she was educated and didn"t truly live the way she wrote about. However, she used her opportunity to be a voice for the voiceless. Was extensively bullied and threatened in the white neighbourhood. Hansberry"s mother watched the house at night with a pistol. And the father fought the respecful part of the batle by ighing it at the washington court. Changed original ending of holding down the house to white mobs .