A Raisin in the Sun belongs to the classic American plays. It deals with a black family in the 1950s trying to improve their living conditions. The ambiguity of hope and resignation is underlying the play. The main characters in A Raisin in the Sun are the members of the Younger family. Ruth, Walter, Beneatha and Lena are complex characters with different expectations and attitudes. Die Hauptcharaktere des Stücks - Lena, Walter, Ruth und Beneatha - werden im Folgenden beschrieben und analysiert.

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Serie / Reihe: English Literature - analysed easily: Drama