E. Previous Studies
In the field of literature, there are several researches that have already used
Lorrain Hansberry‘s A Raisin in the Sun as the subject of the research. This research
presents five researches that use Hansberry‘s A Raisin in the Sun as their primary source. The first is Utomo
‘s Racism and Women Liberation in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun 2003. In his research, he tries to
reveal the practice of racism and sexism and the impact of those as portrayed in the play. In analyzing the play, he uses socio-culture historical approach as
the theory. The second is Firdaus ‘ The Guidance of a Mother in Achieving
American Dream of the Main Characters in A Raisin in the Sun Movie 2012. In his research, he focuses on the role of Lena Younger as the mother and the
main character in achieving her dream. In analyzing the character, he uses psychology of literature as the theory approach. The third research is
Septiyana‘s Racial Discrimination Reflected in Kenny Leon’s A Raisin in the Sun Movie 2010. Her research focuses on the social issue, which is racism,
and how does racism appear in the movie. In analyzing the portrait of racism in the movie, she uses Marxism as the theory approach. The fourth research is
Oktafiyani‘s Blacks representation in Lorraine Hansberrys raisin in the sun. In her research, she focuses on how black people, in this case is Lorraine
Hansberry, represents black American in Americans society during 1950s. Also, she tries to reveal the ideology that is implied by the major characters in
the play. In analyzing the study, she uses ideology theory to reveal the ideology of the characters. The
last study is Rizal‘s The Younger Family as the
Victim of Racial Discrimination in Lorraine Hansberr y’s A Raisin in the Sun.
He focuses on the aspects of racism that is appeared in the play and the result that is caused by racism as seen in the play.
Like those researches above, this research also uses Lorraine Hansberry‘s A Raisin in the Sun as the primary source. However, this research
has some differences and originalities in analyzing the play. The differences are seen in the theory and the objectives of the research. This research uses
Swingewood and Laurenson‘s sociology of literature as the theory approach and the objectives are to find some reactions of the society toward the practice
of racial discrimination at the time when the play was written as represented in the play.
F. Conceptual Framework
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