A Raisin in the Sun -- Anticipation Guide
A Raisin in the Sun -- Anticipation Guide
We are going to the read the play, A Raisin in the Sun. The following statements will give you some insight into many of the themes present in the play. Read each statement and rate your response on a scale of 1 to 5, using the following scale, then provide a 1-2 sentence reasoning to explain your response:
1 – Strongly agree
2 – Agree
3 – Do not agree or disagree
4 – Disagree
5 – Strongly disagree
1. You should hold onto your dreams; if you work hard enough for them they will come true.
Reasoning:
2. Once children are grown, their parents are no longer responsible to provide them with money and housing.
Reasoning:
3. We should think of the United States as a “melting pot” in which people from many cultures leave their differences behind and only follow “American” customs and traditions.
Reasoning:
4. Neighbors have the right to decide what kind of community they want to have—including who lives in that neighborhood.
Reasoning:
5. A parent and child often disagree about the way the child should live his/her life.
Reasoning:
6. Most people don’t try hard enough to see the other fellow’s problem.
Reasoning:
7. When someone insults you, it is best to “turn the other cheek.”
Reasoning:
8. It is the man’s responsibility to provide monetarily for the family.
Reasoning:
9. If a man is unable to provide monetarily for his family, he is less of a man.
Reasoning:
10. In a family, it is the woman’s responsibility to care for the children and keep the home in order (cook, clean, etc.).
Reasoning:
11. Females should never aspire to be in high power, high stress careers (medicine, law, etc.).
Reasoning:
12. Society dictates gender roles (examples: “women’s work,” male head of household, etc.) and there’s nothing we can do to change them.
Reasoning:
13. In order for society to function, there has to be a “food chain”: someone has to be on the top, some people have to be in the middle and some people have to be at the bottom.
Reasoning:
14. If a ship begins to sink and there is one lifeboat with 15 seats, but there are 30 people above the ship and only food for 10, you still save everyone.
Reasoning:
When you have finished answering #1-14 and providing a short reason for each, choose ONE about which to write a more developed response – at least one handwritten page. Fully explain your reasoning with examples, details, logic, and your best persuasive language.
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