Contrasting Significance
Per Sammy:
In Act Two, Scene Three, Walter loses the money that is entrusted to him. This reminds me of Bigger before he gets sentenced to the death penalty. Both signify that there is still not a lot of hope for the African American man at this time due to the continuing segregation. However, at the very end of the book it shows that the family is still moving to the primarily white neighborhood to their new house. So what do you feel these two contrasting circumstances are supposed to represent?
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Both endings show a personal realization by the character but 'A Raisin in the Sun' gives more hope to society. Bigger comes to realize why he murdered Mary and how it set him free, where Walter shows pride in his heritage and stands up for his family. However, the fact that Bigger was still sentenced to death where Walter and his family moved to the white neighborhood showed a change in the times that may have not been common ten years earlier when 'Native Son' was written. It demonstrates a pregression in the civil rights fight.
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