This is the first time I have picked up this book and read it since high school. A peer of mine teaches this in his American Literature class, but I have chosen to teach The Crucible the past few years. Before I began reading it again, I tried to recall any memories I had of it from my previous reading. I recalled it was about an African American family during an era when racial prejudice was an accepted part of daily life. However, any details other than that which I could pull from the back cover summary were lost to me.

I found myself very affected by each of the characters in Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun. As I continued to read the play, I found that I was responding to each of the characters very strongly, both positively and negatively, I was asking questions of them and their attributes, I thought of them as if they were real. To create characters that are so real is difficult, but Hansberry did it quite punctiliously. Sometimes I wanted to yell at Ruth to give her husband a break; then, I was disgusted with Walter and wanted to scream for him to grow up; Mama, a force to reckoned with, also had me stirring. However, through it all, these connections are what kept me reading, they motivated me to root for them and see where they were going.

Upon finishing the play, I felt satisfied with the story as a whole. I was frustrated with the struggles and obstacles that the Younger family, and the families they represent, had to face, but I understood the point Hansberry wanted to make. I really cannot pin point any major weaknesses of this text, even the additional scenes that “make it longer” have merit and purpose. I believe this is a very valuable text that can open a new perspective on history, as well as open the door for some good discussion on the plight of African Americans. For this reason, I see this text as a great cross-curricular reading for English and History.

VOYA: 5Q 3P

the book is about a family that has many ups and downs and still stay together in the end

This book was basically a play about a black family who lives in a tenament building, and their struggles to provide the best for their family and themselves. The grandma gets a check for ten thousand dollars after the grandpa died. And we read as we see each indivdual character make their own decisions as to how to use the money. Although it has a lot of great insights, and the play title itself is insightful, I thought at some parts it was boring, so I gave it a three. I would still recommend it to everyone, though.

I have only read A Raisin in the Sun, not The Sign in Sidney Brustein's Window. I didn't like A Raisin in the Sun. It didn't have much plot. It wasn't interesting. It was short, which was nice. I probably wouldn't recommend this book.

A very moving and interesting play.

i bearly started reading this book today but i have high expectations of it

This was such a good book. I liked how it was like the script of a play. The message was so powerful, you can have your dreams but sometimes some thing gets in the way.

i liked the script, loved the ended and how mama always keeps ahold of her plant/stepped back onto the set to grab the plant.

Lorraine Hansberry is hands down amongst the top of my very favorite playwrights. I adored both plays and was very moved reading the essays preceding them— particularly the story of the process of mounting The Sign…inspires me deeply and pretty epic to read about all these cultural and literary giants coming together to rally behind this play— thank god they did. I loved the Broadway revival and would love to be in a production one day. Brilliant writing

It was a really good book. i enjoyed reading it. the movie is really funny

I give this book three stars,The characters in the whole book are vivid. For Walter he is He wants to give his family a good life, but he is not reliable. It shows that he has a certain degree of confidence when he puts all his money into investment, and his failure is taken for granted without guarding against others.I think I'll like bad end better.

I read this book for the first in 2008 because I was going to teach 9th grade. I loved reading because my students really enjoyed it.