Play Reading

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Before reading, I had no idea what A Raisin in the Sun was going to be about. I’ve never heard of it before and only knew that it was a play. But as I started reading it, I realize that it revolves around a black family from Chicago and talks about their struggles, as the play does take place during the time of discrimination.

One of my favorite characters in the play is probably Travis. Although Travis is just a little boy and may not fully understand what his family is going through, he tries to maintain happy and positive. With his father and grandma fighting over what to do with the money to his mom and Beneatha always bickering, Travis manages to put a smile on his face and those around him.

In this play, there was a part that I read, and I just remember getting angry. And it was when Karl Linder, the guy from Clybourne Park, comes to the Younger family and explains that the family is not welcomed that Clybourne Park. From the play, it is stated that Clybourne Park is an all-white neighborhood and don’t want any black or colored families living there. First of all, how rude. And secondly, if that happened to my family, that man would definitely get a piece of my mind. You just don’t walk into someone else’s home and tell them that they aren’t welcome into the neighborhood. That’s just a no-no.

Comparing their society to today’s society, that are many differences. Of course, some are good and some are bad, but what can we do, we all have to make some sacrifices sometimes. Not everything is perfect yet but little by little, and with one step at a time there will be better things in the making.