review and Analysis of A Raisin in the Sun
... Perhaps that is why when she wrote A Raisin in the Sun, it became a success right away – loved by both critics Black and White – and won play of the year in 1959. A Raisin in the Sun is set in the South Side of Chicago during the 1950’s, and focuses on a few weeks in the lives of the of a Black family, the Youngers. ... Walter Lee Younger plays a very large role in A Raisin in the Sun, if not the largest one. ... A Raisin in the Sun was a very enjoyable read.