Guiding Question: How does the play A Raisin in the Sun mirror the social, educational, political, and economical climate of the 1950s and how does the play illustrate the impact this climate had on African Americans' quest for "The American Dream?
Discussion Topic: What is the American Dream?
- Why do people from other countries immigrate to America?
- When we talk about "The American Dream", what do we mean? What are some of the obstacles to achieving the American Dream?
- Which groups of people have had trouble attaining "The American Dream"?
- Given the obstacles that some Americans have to overcome, what makes the American Dream appealing?
- What is your definition of "The American Dream".