Name
Professor Martin
English 1302
4 March 2006

A Raisin in the Sun Annotated Bibliography
****For the essay: 
o	You are welcome to incorporate historical, cultural, and social sources, but at least three of your sources must be literary in nature (i.e., about the literary work[s] you plan to analyze).
o	5 outside sources (not including the text/story itself); NO INTERNET SOURCES (except articles from the library's on-line databases). 
o	Refer #31 on the MLA web page for more information about citing articles from the online databases: http://www.dianahacker.com/resdoc/p04_c08_s2.html
Source #1
A.	CITATION
Miller, Jordan Y. “Lorraine Hansberry.” The Black American Writer: Poetry and Drama, II. if applicable, volume and issue # here (if date is known, it should be here, in parentheses): page numbers here if known. Student Resource Center. Gale Group Databases. Collin County Community College Lib., Plano TX. 28 February 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC>.
B.	SUMMARY
1.	What is the main argument of the resource?
The main argument of this resource is that Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun, is “a problem play, and that the problem is blackness in a white society.”
2.	How does the author support his/her position?
The author’s support of this argument in their analysis is very weak. The author is merely stating their own opinion throughout the analysis and much of it involves the characteristics of the play that support my own argument, which is that this play is more about family struggles. The author provides no real foundational support for their claim, nor do they provide any argumentative statements that could be considered highly impressive. 
3.	What are some details that support the argument?
In an attempt to support their argument that this play is about blackness, the author begins the article by stating that if one should attempt to teach Hansberry’s play as a play without blackness, they will be met with “instant challenges”. The author then raises a few questions that might be used when trying to highlight this play as being about race, but then never attempts to build upon these questions later in the article. There are no areas of the play highlighted in the analysis that reflect the racial aspects of the story, nor are there any supporting quotes provided by other critics who perhaps have similar beliefs to that of the author.
C.	EVALUATION
Ultimately, this article is about one person’s thoughts of a play with no hard evidence of any kind to support those thoughts. This author’s argument is lacking the necessary support information needed to persuade the reader in perceiving Hansberry’s play as they do. This lack of support is what makes this particular article so appealing to a person that is looking to argue this play as not merely being about the racial discrimination of the Younger family, but that it is instead meant to focus more on the trials of their family bond. There are many statements given in this article that are supportive to the play’s theme of family issues as well as a few statements that will provide as a means for making counter arguments against the author’s thoughts. 
Source #2
A.	CITATION
“Overview of Lorraine (Vivian) Hansberry.” Discovering Authors. (1999). Student Resource Center. Gale Group Databases. Collin County Community College Lib., Plano TX. 28 February 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC>.
B.	SUMMARY
1.	What is the main argument of the resource?
The main argument of this article is that “A Raisin in the Sun” is a play that transcends the boundaries of race by exploring the universal theme of one’s search for a better life.
2.	How does the author support his/her position?
To support the position that the theme of “A Raisin in the Sun” is not about race, the author uses quotes from respected authors, such as Gerald Weales and Tom J. Driver. The quotes the author has chosen to use from these two critics place emphasis on the areas of the play that support its universal theme. The author also includes a brief statement made by writer Henry Cruse, which aids the author in portraying the idea that this play has truly been received with conflicting opinions, which in turn, merits grounds for argument.
3.	What are some details that support the argument?
Many of the details provided by the author as a means to support their argument can be seen in the quotes they have chosen to use from Weales and Driver. Through the quotes, specific character details, as well as situations, are highlighted as a means to provide support to the idea that such characteristics and situations can apply to anyone of any race. One particular character highlighted is Walter Younger, who has succumbed to the “American myth of success at its face value.” This particular trait can not be deemed a characteristic of the black race alone, reinforcing the idea that “the stage stereotypes will fit Negroes as well as white people.” 
C.	EVALUATION
The author of this article has done an exceptional job in conveying the idea that this play is about more than just racial discrimination. They have provided the necessary arguments to reflect that all races should be able to relate to, and appreciate, the characters of the story. Through the use of strong statements that lead into appropriate quotations, the author effectively gives roots to their idea of a universal theme. This article will prove to be a valuable resource for my essay by providing arguments that will support my analysis directly, as well as lay the groundwork for my approach of a counter argument.  

Source #3
A.	CITATION
Carter, Steven R. “Lorraine Hansberry.” Dictionary of a Literary Biography Vol. 3: Afro-American Writers after 1995. Student Resource Center. Gale Group Databases. Collin County Community College Lib., Plano TX. 28 February 2006 <http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/SRC>.
B.	SUMMARY
1.	What is the main argument of the resource?
The author’s main argument of this article is that “A Raisin in the Sun” is above all, a play about the black experience.
2.	How does the author support his/her position?
The author supports their idea of race as the main theme of the story by using various quotes from other critics that have come to the same conclusion. The author also reflects upon parts of the story that pertain specifically to the struggle the Younger’s face as a black family trying to integrate into a white society.
3.	What are some details that support the argument?
Through the use of statements and quotes insinuating that never before had such a truth about the life of a black family been portrayed, the author attempts to lay the foundation for his argument of a racial super theme. In addition to several quotes sharing this theory, the author refers back to the play itself, by reflecting upon the story line that involves the battle between the Younger family and Karl Lindner, the white neighborhood representative. 
C.	EVALUATION
The author uses a multitude of quotations throughout their article that both supports and conflicts his theory of a racial theme. These quotations come prior to the author’s argumentative thesis, leaving the reader to first wonder what side, if any, will the author take. Once the reader gains an understanding into the author’s theory, flaws in his argument become apparent. The author’s main source of conflict with himself lies within his quotations from Hansberry where she herself has stated that this play is about believable, many sided people who just happen to be Negroes. Such quotes from Hansberry will be very beneficial when arguing my analysis that this play is meant to apply to all people, regardless of their race.