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Lorraine Hansberry’s Style of Writing
Briana Leon, Karla Arroyo, Ethan Gaiser
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Style
Realism
No dramatically uninteresting people
Embraced social nature of art
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Major Themes
Moral choices
Ability to control one's destiny
Family
Racial discrimination
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Languages
Different dialects
Blending
Portmanteau words
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Symbolism
Mama’s Plant
“Eat your eggs”
Beneatha’s Hair
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Allusions
Booker T. Washington
Prometheus
Biblical
WWII
“ A Deferred Dream”
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Rhetorical Conventions
Propaganda
Rhetorical questions
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Irony
Dramatic Irony
Verbal Irony
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Metaphors
Extended metaphor
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Characterization
Thoughts and opinions
Direct characterization
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Characterization II
Comic figures are dominant
Dramatic expression
Deprivation and injustice because of racism
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Repetition
Insurance Money
Mama’s Plant
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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/