King, Eric S. “African Americans and the Crisis of Modernity: An Interpretation of Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun”. Ethnic Studies Review, vol. 41, no. 1-2, 2018, pp. 53–60.
The article raises the severe question of relationships between people of different races, but it primarily describes interracial conflicts, attitudes, and clashing ways of adapting to the outside world. In the play, there is a similar confrontation between different views and beliefs. A young man who is ready to exchange his culture for an integrated future is confronting a guy still trying to preserve the value of traditions. The paper is essential for analyzing the feelings and behavior patterns of the protagonist, considering his burden of responsibility and the consequence of his final decisions.
Mhayyal, Basaad Maher. “That is the Dream. American Dream in Lorrain Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun”. Annals of the Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, vol. 46, 2018.
The article examines the performance through the prism of the so-called American Dream, which has long been the central concept of American culture. The paper reveals the one-sidedness of this phenomenon and severe injustice concerning certain ethnic groups through the analysis of the play A Raisin in the Sun. It outlines and defines the parallel between the American Dream and the real potentialities of black and white citizens of mid-20 century Chicago. The article will help in the analysis of the social and ethnic aspects of the performance.
Wilkerson, Margaret Buford. “The Sighted Eyes and Feeling Heart of Lorraine Hansberry.” African American Review, vol. 50, no. 4, 2017, pp. 698. Gale Literature Resource Center, Web.
For a better analysis of the play, it is necessary to get familiarized with the biography of the writer. Lorraine Hansberry took many things from her cultural background and life experience to transfer them into performance, where she managed to express her personal sense and beliefs on things. The essay describes well the features of the biography of the writer and precisely correlates them with the matters of play. It focuses more on the ethnic study’s critical lens, as it primarily raises questions about the life of black people in a white-privileged society.
“A Raisin in the Sun.” Drama for Students, edited by Kristen A. Dorsch, vol. 37, Gale, 2020, pp. 129–152. Gale eBooks, Web.
The work is a detailed critical review of the play’s plot, the central characters, their motives, and actions in the context of American culture of the mid-20th century. In addition to a comprehensive analysis of the plot and disclosure of characters, it includes historical footnotes and critical thinking questions. The work also exposes the issues of racism, identity, and gender roles in the play of Lorraine Hansberry. The last paragraph of the work sufficiently describes the overall emotional impact of the play and fully reveals the subject of Walters identification and financial struggles. The review will support examining the performance through complex critical lenses due to a comprehensive analysis of the characters’ ethnicity, status, and the assignment of roles between women and men.