Answer to Question #309130 in English for Francina

Question

1.How does the characterization of Bonita and her grandmother influence the story's meaning ? 10 marks

2.Discuss the relationship between Bonita and her grandmother ,and explain how this relationship differs from the one between Bonita and her parents .10 marks

3.Whta is the main conflict in the story ?write a paragraph in which you discuss both the internal and external aspects of the conflict ,its climax and resolution .10 marks

4.Discuss the story's setting ,and analyze the ways in which it may influence events in the story.10 marks

5.What type of narration is used in the story ?explain how the narrative style may influence our perception of the two main characters ,and how it emphasizes the story's meaning .10 marks

Answer 1

1) Bonita and her grandmother completely changes the meaning of the story, which shifts and focuses on kindness, resilience, and patience of both parties. This is shift from unfairness and cruelty of the world that we live in. The story tries to show that at sometimes, people experience both a cruel society in which themselves they are kind to people.

2) Bonita relationship with her grandmother is the one great love, she loves her grandma so much. Bonita relationship with her mother is largely one of conflict because of their many differences, but it is not a strained relationship, for even after her mother slaps her for her blasphemous talk, Bonita later hugs and thanks her mother for understanding her dismissal of George.

3) Major conflict: The Youngers, a working-class Black family, struggle against economic hardship and racial prejudice. Rising action Ruth discovers that she is pregnant; Mama makes a down payment on a house; Mama gives Walter the remaining insurance money; Walter invests the money in the liquor store venture.

4) The setting of the story is between 1945 and 1959 at The South Side of Chicago.

5) A Raisin in the Sun is written in the third-person omniscient point of view. Because the play is not restricted to a single character’s perspective, but rather encompasses the entire Younger family, the audience has equal access to all the characters. Effectively, then, the play is told from the point of view of the Younger family as a whole. Hansberry’s choice to focus the story through a collective point of view has important implications for the play’s themes of race, class, and family. The Youngers are a working-class Black family living in a slum in South Side, Chicago, and the reality depicted in the play reflects real historical conditions faced by many other upwardly mobile Black families in the postwar years. As such, the play’s focus on the Younger family and its collective experiences gives voice to issues of larger significance to urban Black people in U.S. cities. Furthermore, Hansberry’s focus on the Youngers as a whole emphasizes the importance of family as a structure that has more strength and staying power than any individual.