I know that Hansberry did intend a white mob to attack the Youngers in the original version of the play, but the ending she did use wasn't quite specific in implying this event. While Karl Linder did tell the family of how desperate the white people in Clybourne Park wanted to keep black people out of their neighborhood, it does not guarantee that they will kill the Youngers. There is the possibility of the white people moving out of Clybourne Park. This would, of course, result in more empty houses, and allow for even more black families to move into the neighborhood. These families perhaps may need to pay an even higher fee than the Youngers' for their new houses, and eventually suffer from intense poverty. This does not mean the Youngers are better off, since their landlord could simply increase the fee for renting the house. As a result, Clybourne Park would become a lot like North Lawrence. Perhaps Hansberry purposely allows this alternate fate of the Youngers to be interpreted from her play, since segregation is a major theme in A Raisin in the Sun. After all, redlining is a strong example of segregation.
Saturday, December 17, 2016
A Red Line in the Sun
When I watched the video about Redlining that Ms. Valentino assigned us, I instantly made a connection to the ending of A Raisin in the Sun. The reason I made this connection is because Ruth says "the notes ain't but a hundred and twenty-five a month" (Hansberry 140). This is an obvious reference to the rent they had to pay for the new house, and is roughly similar to the rent the people interviewed in the video had to pay. (Even though the Younger family did have to pay for a lower fee.) However, it would suggest a probable ending for the Youngers that does not have them "BOMBED" in "Clybourne Park" (Hansberry 102). The Youngers may actually get to live in their new home with little violence, but may still suffer from extreme poverty.
I know that Hansberry did intend a white mob to attack the Youngers in the original version of the play, but the ending she did use wasn't quite specific in implying this event. While Karl Linder did tell the family of how desperate the white people in Clybourne Park wanted to keep black people out of their neighborhood, it does not guarantee that they will kill the Youngers. There is the possibility of the white people moving out of Clybourne Park. This would, of course, result in more empty houses, and allow for even more black families to move into the neighborhood. These families perhaps may need to pay an even higher fee than the Youngers' for their new houses, and eventually suffer from intense poverty. This does not mean the Youngers are better off, since their landlord could simply increase the fee for renting the house. As a result, Clybourne Park would become a lot like North Lawrence. Perhaps Hansberry purposely allows this alternate fate of the Youngers to be interpreted from her play, since segregation is a major theme in A Raisin in the Sun. After all, redlining is a strong example of segregation.
I know that Hansberry did intend a white mob to attack the Youngers in the original version of the play, but the ending she did use wasn't quite specific in implying this event. While Karl Linder did tell the family of how desperate the white people in Clybourne Park wanted to keep black people out of their neighborhood, it does not guarantee that they will kill the Youngers. There is the possibility of the white people moving out of Clybourne Park. This would, of course, result in more empty houses, and allow for even more black families to move into the neighborhood. These families perhaps may need to pay an even higher fee than the Youngers' for their new houses, and eventually suffer from intense poverty. This does not mean the Youngers are better off, since their landlord could simply increase the fee for renting the house. As a result, Clybourne Park would become a lot like North Lawrence. Perhaps Hansberry purposely allows this alternate fate of the Youngers to be interpreted from her play, since segregation is a major theme in A Raisin in the Sun. After all, redlining is a strong example of segregation.
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Nice post Joseph! I learned about redlining in APUSH, and really these kind of practices led to the formation of the ghetto. Good connection with the book as well! Nice post.
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