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Response to A Raisin in the Sun

English 230G
July 11, 2003
Response Paper II, Drama


Response to A Raisin in the Sun, Act II, Scene III


While reading Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, I could see a definite theme of social oppression and injustice. There were underlying, subtle references to slavery throughout the whole play. I think it was really brought into view in Act II, Scene III, when Mr. Lindner comes to call, in a seemingly innocent, welcoming visit, to the new community they were about to move into. He patronizingly speaks to the family, as though they were beneath the understanding of his kind, when he says, “…there’s always somebody who is out to take advantage of people who don’t always understand.”(1404) That would probably be him.
I believe he is implying that, because they are Negroes, and apparently not as bright as he and his fellow whites, they could not possibly comprehend the meaning of all that is going on. He is there to inform them of the rules they have t...

Posted by: Joel Chibota

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