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ENG2603 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026
DUE 14 AUGUST 2026
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, pp 133–134 Essay question Write a close
reading of this extract in which you analyse how Hansberry uses language to present
Mama’s understanding of love and human dignity. Your analysis must address ALL of
the following: • the effect of the rhetorical questions in Mama’s speech • the
significance of the repetition of “measure him right” • the meaning and effect of the
metaphor “hills and valleys” • what the exchange between Beneatha and Mama reveals
about their contrasting values
You must also show, in the course of your analysis, how at least ONE of the
A Close Reading of Mama’s Understanding of Love and Human Dignity in A
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