Never Ending Events On The Movie A Raisin Of The Sun

Never Ending Events In the story, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry (1988), the main characters face many difficulties that pertain to their life in the 1950s. One issue the family faces is residential segregation. Another difficulty is pursuing education in a field that is predominantly male or female. A third challenge is dealing with money issues. Hansberry wrote the book to reflect the current events of the 1950s, but these events also relate to before the 1950s and the present, 2016. Residential Segregation Before the 1950s, America heavily participated in slavery. Rich white males would buy male and female African Americans of various ages. The owners had full control over their slaves and usually made them sleep in small†¦show more content†¦She is scared that the Younger family with have their house bombed by the ku klux klan. The only residential segregation the family has to fight against is the welcome committee representative, Karl Lindner, offering to pay the family double their house payment so that they will leave. Walter accepts Lindner s offer falling into the racial segregation. Walter doesn t realize that this is a bad idea until Mama tells Travis to watch his father give into the man. This issue of residential segregation is less common now but still happens. Minority groups in some towns still receive threats. Thankfully the police now tries to track down the culprits threatening the family. This doesn t stop the segregation that forms th e ghetto towns. You can still find ghetto towns such as Brockton and Worcester in Massachusetts. Also, according to the book The Rise of the Ku Klux Klan, the Ku Klux Klan is still around. Most of the members live down south, where racism is still easy to find, but members of the Ku klux klan live all around America. (McVeigh 2009). Minority Education Before the 1950s, majority of the women that desired a college education went to an all girls school. These all girl colleges were safer and less intimidating for many women. The women were divided by race because of slavery. Educated women were the minority as many of them were talked out of pursuing a high education. Beneatha Younger decides to continue her