Re: Personal Reflection on A Raisin in the Sun -- Mr. Gershman's English 8-Spring 2001

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Subject: Re: Personal Reflection on A Raisin in the Sun

Author:
Christine E'nama

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Date Posted: 16:03:31 03/01/01 Thu
In reply to: Lisa Apple 's message, "Re: Personal Reflection on A Raisin in the Sun" on 13:24:23 02/28/01 Wed

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> The initial predictions I made about A Raisin in the
>Sun only partially came true. I predicted that Walter
>Lee would steel the insurance money from Mama and that
>Ruth would not have the baby. Though Mama gave Walter
>Lee the money, Walter, instead of putting it into
>various band funds, gave it all to Willy Harris. In
>this way Walter deceived his mother and did something
>almost as bad as steeling the money. Hansberry does
>not give a clear answer as to whether or not Ruth will
>have the Baby. I did however, inferred from the
>implicit details of Mama and Ruth�s conversation that
>Ruth, because the family had a new house, was going to
>have the baby.
>
> I found the final scenes of A Raisin in the Sun
>very moving and I was left with the feeling of needing
>to connect with my roots and family. I would
>definitely recommend A Raisin in the Sun to friends
>because it has memorable characters that most people
>can relate to, and important morals.

I agree with Lisa when she said then ending was moving. I also predicted that Walter was going to use the money that Mama put him in charge of, for a liquor store license. It didn't say weather Ruth would have her baby or not, but I believe she will.

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