Mama, however, ignores Walter in the same way that Walter earlier ignored Ruth's attempts to tell him about her pregnancy. After he leaves, Travis brings in the insurance check from the mailbox, and Walter seizes this opportunity to discuss his business plans again. Joseph Asagai brings Beneatha a gift of African records and some Nigerian robes. Mama is upset when she realizes that Ruth is contemplating an abortion.
Beneatha and Mama are busy doing weekend housecleaning when Ruth comes in, announcing sadly that she is pregnant. This Student Edition features expert and helpful annotation, including a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social, and political context, and on the themes, characters, language, and structure of the play, as well as a list of suggested reading and questions for further study and a review of performance history.The following morning, Saturday, is the day that the check is expected to arrive. Humane and heart-rending, the play depicts characters and a whole society with complexity and reality. The play is set in southside Chicago, where Walter Lee, a black chauffeur, dreams of a better life and hopes to use his father’s life insurance money to open a liquor store. She was also the first person to be called ‘young, gifted and black’. Hansberry was the youngest and the first black writer to receive this award. A Raisin in the Sun was the first play written by a black woman to be produced on Broadway and won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award.
A Raisin in the Sun is a classic American play: a groundbreaking 1950s civil rights drama and has a strong claim to be the greatest play of the black American experience.ĭeeply committed to the black struggle for equality and human rights, Lorraine Hansberry’s brilliant career as a writer was cut short by her death when she was only 34.
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