A Raisin in the Sun - Setting Flashcards
1
Q
why is it important that the plot is set in the little apartment
A
people are very close to each other in tight quarters, which creates tension
2
Q
note
A
- characters feel like they have to escape the apartment
- they hate living in it
- the setting sucks the dreams out of people
3
Q
answers
A
- it provides a constant backdrop
- the dreams of the family liquor business
- no longer remembered by the family…
- broken dreams,
- apartment represents lost hope
- chicago, like the apartment
- conflict
- hope
- weariness has, in fact
- tired
- and brought to this apartment
- the close quarters develop