<![CDATA[A Raisin in the Sun]]>

false <![CDATA[A Raisin in the Sun]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165522672m/5517.jpg 5517 31 "Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of black America--and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun," said The New York Times. "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic." This Modern Library edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. 3154525 1959 A Raisin in the Sun total:5108|5:1092|4:1893|3:1578|2:461|1:84| 5108 18772 6236 260 5 3 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 12:21:27 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 20 12:29:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 08:05:11 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 30 08:13:30 -0700 2007
The reason I didn't finish it is because even if the title didn't give it away, it became clear that it would end badly. I don't want to teach my kids about how hard life is, and the probab...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 10:55:05 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 11:12:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 18:22:49 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 18:46:59 -0700 2008 Raisin in the Sun was a real loss to both the literary and dramatic worlds. Not everyone likes to read plays; I enjoy them. This one is exceptional. The characters are well-defined, real, memorable; th...more...]]> 4 4 false false Sat Feb 09 07:46:46 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 07:53:14 -0800 2008
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?

Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.

Or...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Mar 23 08:28:39 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 23 08:37:19 -0700 2009 A Raisin in the Sun in high school but remembered little about the storyline. Rereading it was a delight; I especially enjoyed how effortlessly the dialogue flowed and how well Hansberry created such dynamic characters. As I read it a second time, I tried to concentrate on what I believed w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue May 12 15:30:42 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 15:31:29 -0700 2009

I’m not a glass half-full kind of person. I’m not a glass half-empty kind of person. I’m an in- the-middle kind of person who can see both sides. I can agree with both sides. There will always be someone trying to get me on the other side ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 15 19:15:50 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 11:31:16 -0700 2009 Prior to reading this play, I have heard about A Raisin in the Sun but never read it. This was one of those books that was on my “to do” list but never got around to reading. I really wasn’t sure what to expect. The cover of the book talks more about the author than about the ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 21:35:24 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 23:07:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Sep 16 07:23:41 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 07:20:35 -0700 2009 Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Oct 01 18:45:49 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 19:54:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Mar 15 10:50:27 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:24:58 -0700 2009 This is a play that i have wanted to read for awhile but never seemed to find the time. I vaguely knew there was a movie made recently based on it and I knew there had been others in the past. I knew it was about the struggles of a black family, but that was...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 05 12:57:53 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 05 12:57:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 31 20:36:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 19:02:44 -0700 2009 ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1985 Thu Dec 18 12:55:07 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 18 12:58:05 -0800 2008 many many many and many more to come Many have seen the histoic movie version with Sidney Poitier (another favorite of mine) and Ruby Dee (another favorite of mine)..but this is a beautiful story told by the briliant Lorraine Hansberry, of a family in the 50's in Chicago in search of a dream.. Thi...more...]]> 5 1 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 08:37:20 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 27 08:43:00 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 13 09:02:50 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 09:03:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Feb 17 05:07:11 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 07:31:28 -0800 2009
A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Halsberry
Pre-Reading/Anticipatory Thoughts: I have not read “A Raisin in the Sun” before, but I am familiar with the basic structure of the story. Most notably, I know that Diddy played Walter Lee in a recent movie adaptation. It’s...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 08:13:20 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 15:50:34 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 18:30:37 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 18:31:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5517