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LITR 227 African American Literature Read Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin In The Sun" in Volume 2 of the Anthology (474-530). Take Home/Corollary Work Assignment for Tuesday, March 28. Please submit answers to the D2L Dropbox BEFORE class begins, and be prepared to discuss your answers during the class discussion. 1. What is the setting of the play? Describe it as fully as possible, and comment on how the setting impacts the themes of the pla y (5). 2. Characterize the following, using specific examples to support your answers. It may be useful for you to look up "characteriza in the glossary (3 points each; 15 points total): Ruth Younger Benethea Younger Walter Younger Lena Younger Joseph Asagai 3. Hansberry intentionally uses Langston Hughes' poem "Harlem" t o preface her play. After reading the play, comment on the dreams of two of the characters, and note the ways in which those dreams are deferred (3 each; 6 total). 4. Look up the term "conflict" in the Glossary. In your opinion, what is the primary conflict in the play? How is the conflict resolved? Explain your answer (4). 5. In your opinion, who is the antagonist in the play? Explain your answer (4). 6. Locate the song "To Be Young, Gifted, and Black," on You Tube. Listen to either Nina Simone's version or Aretha Franklin's version. Read the intro to Hansberry's life and then write your reaction to the song: what do you feel? What questions do you have? What thoughts occur to you? Please elaborate-this questions is worth six points, and there is no "correct" answer (6). Scanned by CamScanne
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