Patriarchal Tones in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window

Abstract

A Raisin in the Sun and The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window are two plays that seem to be disparate but are actually related. While the former focusses on women bound by patriarchal tradition, striving to break free; the latter shows the struggles they face in a male dominated society. Subject to various forms of mistreatment and suppression, the women try to overcome their issues and support one another in the face of the trials.