ets them apart from much of the black experience today is the fact that they are, in the end, a family. The breakdown of the family in the ghetto is much discussed today. The Youngers have stayed together, something difficult even in the 1950s and something which shows them as atypical. Hansberry is not painting a false picture, and she is promoting the idea that family can help salve some of the problems faced in a racist society. Her experience is simply not the only one that can be expressed.
The period is evoked in the costumes, the setting, and the color values created by the lighting and photography so that the film seems to be a memory. The music is also an evocation of the era and contributes to the mood that is created. The director moves the actors around the apartment in a way that allows them to relate to one another and to express their character b
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