Article Summary

Inpyo Hong

English 9^th

10/19/11

8-Sentence Summary “A Raisin in the Sun”

           Brooks Atkinson discusses on her article about the characters and honesty in the play of “A Raisin in the Sun”. Firstly, Brooks Atkinson summarizes the whole story including conflicts and climax of the story. She explains about the story that it is about humans who wish to conserve family pride and to escape from poverty. She also depicts that the story is sometimes hilarious, but sometimes painful. Plus, Brooks Atkinson reveals how and why the actors were carefully chosen to the characters. She gives the names of the actors and the description about the characters’ personalities. Furthermore, she illustrates that some characters such as the daughter and the son have dreams. Finally, Brooks Atkinson concludes her article by disclosing that simple honesty is the most arduous and illuminating thing in the world.

“For A Raisin in the Sun is a play about human beings who want, on the one hand, to preserve their family pride and, on the other hand, to break out of the poverty that seems to be their fate.”—I chose this sentence because it summarizes the whole story clearly without any vagueness.

“No doubt, her feelings about them are as strong as any one's.”—I chose this sentence since it is the first sentence that states her opinion in the article. By using the words, “No doubt,” Brooks Atkinson made her thoughts more powerful.