Identity and Cultural Conflict in Lorraine Hansberry's

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2025 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 12 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2025

Authors : Abdulhadi Dhiaa Mahdi

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V12I3P107

How to Cite?

Abdulhadi Dhiaa Mahdi, "Identity and Cultural Conflict in Lorraine Hansberry's," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 12,  no. 3, pp. 44-48, 2025. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V12I3P107

Abstract:

This article analyzes Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, concentrating on themes of self-identity, racial and cultural conflict, and systemic racial bias in 1950s America. The study examines the Younger family's challenges with adversity, intergenerational conflicts, and societal inequity in their pursuit of prosperity and self-identity. This study focuses on the characters of Walter, Beneatha, and Lena (Mama) to demonstrate the intersections and divergences of economic ambition, cultural affirmation, and moral duty. The research demonstrates that Hansberry critiques internal family conflicts and the family's struggle against external racial adversities, the restricted and ethnically confined roles of African Americans, and the significance of human dignity, solidarity, and cultural identity.

Keywords:

African American, Dignity, Cultural conflict, Discrimination, Economic, Gender, Hardship, Hansberry, identity.

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