McAPUSH: Kristin Cohea, A Raisin in the Sun

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Sunday, August 4, 2013

Kristin Cohea, A Raisin in the Sun

I mostly started this play because of it's low page number, but if the saying 'short but sweet' ever applied to anything, it would undoubtedly be this book. Even though my motives for starting this book may have stemmed from the summer laziness most of us students fall into, I actually caught myself enjoying the read. It's about a black family living in a crummy apartment in Chicago Southside. But really that description gives this family no justice. 'A Raisin in the Sun' is about big dreams and the ambition it takes to make them, about the disappointment life slaps in our faces, about the distinct human quality to get right back up and be thankful for what we've got. It's about not just a mother's love, but the bonds every family has with each other. And it's these themes, the ones all of us can really relate to, that makes this book so wonderful.