A Raisin in the sun

1. A Raisin in the sun Amanda Jobes

2. Employment • Walter was a chauffer • - complained about it • - not the highest pay • Bennie wanted to be a doctor • - A lot of women didn’t have jobs • - most would just go for nursing • Blacks and whites didn’t have the same opportunity to obtain jobs. • Blacks not allowed to work some jobs • Whites were paid more • The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • - all must have equal job opportunities

3. Stereotypes • Walter • - not sexually menacing • - not that violent • Mama/Ruth/Bennie • - not fat • - not desexualized • Travis • - not a ruffian • - no street urchin • Black male • - baffoon-ish • - violent/threatening • - sexually menacing • Black female • - fat • - pitch black • - desexualized • Black children • - undesirable • -ruffians • - street urchins

4. My culture • My family is mostly Italian • - we eat a lot of food • - everything is always home cooked • - my grandparents speak Italian • April 25 is FestadellaLiberazione • - celebration of liberation of Italy in WWII • - huge dinner • I’m proud of my culture • - I’ve been introduced to a lot of food • - I’ve learned a little Italian Biscotti & pizzelles.

5. My own dreams My Dreams Linking to the Play: • Go to college • - I desire an education • - easier to get jobs • - more respect for myself • Be a writer • - either author or journalist • - I’ve always loved writing • - one of the few things I’m good at • Move to Colorado • - breathtakingly beautiful winters • - not too hot, not too cold • Some dreams are hard to obtain • -becoming a writer is harder than it seems. • - Bennie wanted to be a doctor and everyone said she couldn’t do it. • Dreams take a lot of work to achieve • - study hard in college • - a lot of writing • - raising money to be able to move • - Bennie was tight on money and still went to medical school • Sometimes they don’t come true • - being a writer is a long shot • - Walter never achieved his dream of being apart of a liquor store

6. What I’ve Learned • Everyone has the right to a happy life • No one should be looked down on due to: • - race, gender, religion, etc. • All people should be given the same opportunities • Skin is just a color.