Lorraine Hansberry’s Style of Writing

Briana Leon, Karla Arroyo, Ethan Gaiser

Style

Realism

No dramatically uninteresting people

Embraced social nature of art

Major Themes

Moral choices

Ability to control one's destiny

Family

Racial discrimination

Languages

Different dialects

Blending

Portmanteau words

Symbolism

Mama’s Plant

“Eat your eggs”

Beneatha’s Hair

Allusions

Booker T. Washington

Prometheus

Biblical

WWII

“ A Deferred Dream”

Rhetorical Conventions

Propaganda

Rhetorical questions

Irony

Dramatic Irony

Verbal Irony

Metaphors

Extended metaphor

Characterization

Thoughts and opinions

Direct characterization

Characterization II

Comic figures are dominant

Dramatic expression

Deprivation and injustice because of racism

Repetition

Insurance Money

Mama’s Plant

Work Cited

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/a-raisin-in-the-sun/critical-essays/language-and-style-of-a-raisin-in-the-sun

http://www.enotes.com/homework-help/what-was-writing-style-author-raisin-sun-270059

http://college.cengage.com/english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/hansberr.html

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/r/a-raisin-in-the-sun/critical-essays/applying-literary-terms-to-a-raisin-in-the-sun

https://prezi.com/.../a-raisin-in-the-sun-an-exploration-of-allusions/