What's the Difference between A Raisin In The Sun the Play and A Raisin In The Sun the Movie?
| In the Play |
In the Movie |
Walter Lee Younger
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Walter Lee Younger
Portrayed by: Sidney Poitier
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Ruth Younger
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Ruth Younger
Portrayed by: Ruby Dee
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Lena Younger
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Lena Younger
Portrayed by: Claudia McNeil
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Beneatha Younger
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Beneatha Younger
Portrayed by: Diana Sands
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Travis Younger
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Travis Younger
Portrayed by: Stephen Perry
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Karl Lindner
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Karl Lindner
Portrayed by: John Fiedler
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Joseph Asagai
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Joseph Asagai
Portrayed by: Ivan Dixon
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George Murchinson
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George Murchinson
Portrayed by: Louis Gossett
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This Character does not appear.
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Willie Harris
Portrayed by: Roy Glenn
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A Raisin In The Sun Play vs Movie
| In the Play |
In the Movie |
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Walter works as a chauffeur for a rich white family, but his job is only described and we never see him at work |
Early on we see him working at his job |
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Lena gives Walter the $6,500 in their apartment |
She gives it to him in a bar
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Walter tells Lena that the liquor store is important to him while they are in the living room |
He tells her this in their bedroom |
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Walter tells his family that he lost all the money to a man named Willie Harris, whom he gave the money to to invest in the liquor store, but he instead ran off with it |
This scene is actually depicted, and later Walter tells his family what happened
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Beneatha cuts a lot of her hair off |
she never cuts it |
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Mrs. Johnson has a little part in the play |
she is never mentioned
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Willy tells the bad news inside the house |
Willy tells the bad news outside on the steps |