Instruction
“A Raisin in the Sun” Reaction Paper #4
As the lights come down on the play, The Younger family is moving into their new home in a white neighborhood. For the purposes of this assignment I want you to assume that they Younger family moved into their new house in 1955.
Your assignment is to pick one of the following three dates: 1963, 1965, or 1968.
Identify the event in history that happened in the year you choose.
Write a creative supposition about how the Younger family was doing in the year that you choose.
Relate their experiences to the historical context of the year that you choose.
Remember how the characters age, what their views were and how that might have translated into the future.
Requirements:
The paper should be at least 3 pages long.
You must use at least 2 references to substantiate your knowledge of the history of the year you have chosen.
DO NOT write dialogue or a play. Write a story of the events of the time and how Walter, Mama, and the other characters are reacting to the times.
Reference the play, the historical events and the movie in your writing.
Include a works cited page in MLA format.
I will attach the readings