| Description |
195 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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age Children |
| Series |
Social issues in literature
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Social issues in literature.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Background on Lorraine Hansberry. The life of Lorraine Hansberry / Contemporary Heroes and Heroines ; Hansberry's Life and work have been misinterpreted / Notable Black American women ; Hansberry is an inspiration to later writers and activists / Jewelle L. Gomez -- A raisin in the sun and gender. A raisin in the sun depicts complicated male and female family relationships / Geneviève Fabre ; Hansberry depicts the struggle of an emasculated male hero / C.W.E Bigsby ; Walter must reclaim his role as family head / Paul Carter Harrison ; Walter becomes a man when he learns to be like his father / William Cook ; Hansberry's drama rejects the stereotype of the emasculating woman / Sharon Friedman ; A Raisin in the sun is dominated by women / Anita Singh ; Hansberry's play depicts strong-willed women who refuse to be marginalized / Sally Burke ; Beneatha fights male chauvinism as well as her own flaws / Steven R. Carter ; A raisin in the sun is a protest against homophobia / Karen Ocamb ; Mama Lena is an acceptable tryant / Trudier Harris ; Hansberry sought to undermine the "mammy" stereotype / Lisa M. Anderson ; Black matriarchs should be admired / Mary Louise Anderson -- Contemporary perspectives on gender. Feminism has not made women unhappy / Barbara Ehrenreich ; Men should support feminism / Mandy Van Deven ; Black men and women should stop comparing their victimization / Stephanie L. Phillips ; The African American beauty industry is still controlled by white corporations / Susannah Walker. |
| Subject |
Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. Raisin in the sun -- Juvenile literature.
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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965 -- Political and social views -- Juvenile literature.
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Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965. |
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Political and social views. |
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African Americans in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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African Americans in literature. |
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African American families in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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African American families in literature. |
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Sex role in literature -- Juvenile literature.
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Sex role in literature. |
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Sex differences (Psychology) -- Juvenile literature.
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Sex differences (Psychology) |
| Added Author |
Wiener, Gary.
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| Added Title |
Lorraine Hansberry's A raisin in the sun |
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Raisin in the sun |
| ISBN |
9780737750225 |
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0737750227 |
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9780737750232 paperback |
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0737750235 paperback |
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