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SETTINGS AND SYMBOLS

A RAISIN IN THE SUNPLAY BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY

Atika P. (121311233147)Qonitah (121311233156)

Rendra T. (121311233158)

Wahayu R. (121311233159)

oh. Ri!a" #. (12131123316$)%ea &i'a #. (121311233161)

ndah *'ti Rahayu (121311233162)

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 ACT I: SCENE ONE 

 

SETTINGSTime:

  +et,een Wor"d War and the -re'ent (-. 1622)

  *ar"y ornin/ (-. 1622)

  $7.3$ A. (-.1622)

Place:

  n the "i0in/ roo (-. 1622)  hia/o' &outh'ide (-. 1622)

  #ithen (-.1623)

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SituationTense situation

  &een ro the deate in the ornin/ et,eenWa"ter and Ruth. (-. 1623 16261629)

  &ua"e' et,een ruth ,ith hi' 'on Tra0i'

a'kin/ or oney to hi' ater 'hoo" (-. 1624)  &ua"e'deate et,een Wa"ter and hi'

'i'ter +eneatha. (-.1629)

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Symbol:

  the carpet has fought back by showing its weariness : 

ean' that the 'ituation in thi' 'tory had -a't. (-.1622)

  Southside morning light comes in feebly &ho,' the tiein the ornin/ (-. 1622)

  Her speech is a mixture of many things 'ho,' that

+eneatha oe' ro ai"ie' ,ith a 0ariety o ori/in' (-.

1628)  She is inclined to slur everything : 'ho,' that aa i' "ike

to :ud/e. (-. 1629)

  Her bearing is perhaps most like the noble bearing of the

women of the Hereros of Southwest Africa : indiate thataa i' ro "a'' o the rih -er'on. (-. 1629)

  irror' (-.164$) +eneatha kee-' "ookin/ to her 'e" in the

irror. &ho,in/ the onidene o thi' -artiu"ar harater.

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A!T I : SCENE TWO  SETTINGS

Time:

  An outra/eou' hour on a &aturday A'a/ai ho, do you do r' ;oun/er.

P"ea'e or/i0e e or oin/ at 'uh an an outra/eou' hour on a &aturday.

(-a/e 1641)

  Thi' ornin/ aa <i-atient"y= no, ruth >> (-a/e 1644)

Place:

  n the edroo door,ay  Ruth a--ear' in the edroo door,ay(-. 1642)

  n the hou'e  aa dont "o, no ye""in in the hou'e (-. 1644)

Situation

  A'a/ai %i'a/ree re'-etu""y  A'a/ai <'hakin/ hi' head ne/ati0e"y ut/ent"y= (-. 1641)

  +eneatha ui!!ia" (-.164$)

  +eneatha <an/ri"y= yuk, yuk, yuk! (-a/e 1641)

  An/ri"y  Wa"ter W?? &@*+@%; P?*A&* ?&T* T@ * T@%A;B (-. 1644)

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  Quite"yWa"ter <Quiet"y= 'oetie' it' "ike an

'ee the uture....(-a/e 1646)

Symbol:

  irror' (164$) +eneatha kee-' "ookin/ to her 'e" in

the irror. &ho,in/ the onidene o thi' -artiu"ar

harater

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Act II : Scene One

Time:

 

?ater the 'ae day (-a/e 1647)

Place:

  n the hou'e ,a"ter <'tarin/ her do,n=. P"enty

<-au'e= >>(-.165$)

Situation

 

*n:oy %anin/

eneatha e/in' to dane (-a/e 1647)   %rinkin/ ,ith in thi' unkno,n ood,a"ter (-a/e

1648)

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Act II : Scene Two

Time:

Criday i/ht (-.1656)

Place:

@n the ouh D <They both sit on the couch= (-.1656)

Situation

*Ea'-erated Feor/e (-. 1656)

A "on/ Pau'e (-.1657)

Symbol:

ulsing in the room  eans alone nervously"thinking in a room#

Fet 'hot at 'unri'e ee" or /et the 'unri'e

;oure ki""in/ e

ki"" a' idio ean' it ,a' 'o roanti

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A!T II : SCENE THREE Time:

&aturday o0in/ day @ne ,eek "ater (-.166$)Place:

?i0in/ roo

SituationRoanti Ruth' 'tory (-.1661)

Ga0in/ un Wa"ter "on/ dia"o/ue(-.1662)

&eriou' ta"kin/ #ar" 'tarted to eE-"ain (-.1663)

A,k,ardaa dia"o/ue ,ith ,a"ter and eneatha (-.1665)

u"" o ear Wa"ter not to o-en the door iediate"y (-.1667)

'ur-ri'in/"yaa /ot /it (-.1668)

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Symbol:

  e, e/roe' (e/ro ,ith ne, "ie'ty"e or odern

ind)

  Word' ,i"" ne0er hurt e (ne0er ind aout the

,ord')

  +eneatha i' ,athin/ the an areu""y (ee"in/

uriou'  Farden hat (-a''ion o aa)

  &oetie' it hard to "et the uture e/in (,a"ter did

not ready or ,hat ha--en neEt

  Takin/ o hi' hat ('oethin/ /oe' ,ron/ /i0e u- on

ondition)

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A!T IIITime:

An Gour "aterPlace:

n the ?i0in/ Roo

Wa"ter' Roo

Symbol:

  A at take o ,ith your oney he dont "ea0e you no

a-' at re-re'ent' a -er'on ,ho 'tea" oney a'

in at "ike' to 'tea" ood.  Red 'ho,in/ in hi' eye'>the 0ein' o0in/ in hi' head

 Re-re'ent eEtreae"y uriou'

  &ho, e the 'tren/th  ha""en/e in ironi 'ituation'

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  Penii""in ana"o/i!ed a' nde-endene ,hih ,a' the

HureI or the -ain on o"onia"i'

  ;oun/ reature o the e, Wor"d The -hra'e' ean that

+eneatha ha' "o't her identity o Aria and re-"aed ,ith

Aeria.

  %rea' and 'un"i/ht&un"i/ht ean' a ho-e and the

ha--y endin/

  Tooth"e'' ratThe /reedy ut ha' no any -o,er to do 'o.

Ju't ta"k i/ ut -o,er"e''

  A"aiyoKA"aiyoK ean' Kone or ,ho read i' not

enou/h.K Thi' rea""y re"et' +eneatha ,ant' ore out o

"ie than :u't the 'u'tenane o read. +eneatha i' a"'o

"ookin/ or her identity. &he reu'e' to e "ae""ed y her

ethniity or ak/round 'he ,ant' to e her o,n -er'on.