#4

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Sometimes swallowing your pride is necessary for survival.

The picture of the eagle with its head bowed is probably not a mark of humility, but just a photo taken at the right moment. I like the message behind it though. Let's pretend the eagle is too proud to realize it's not at the top of the food chain; humans are. If the eagle doesn't realize it, it could very well be captured.

A Raisin in the Sun's Younger family had a lot of pride. Beneatha eventually swallowed her pride when Asagai made her realize she does depend on the family. Walter does, too, when he makes the decision to go ahead and move to the new house for Travis to have a better life.

#2

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If you’re going to be successful, you have to take some big risks.

I think the statement is pretty self-explanatory, as is the picture. The surfer is obviously risking his life by taking on that monster wave, but I bet, whoever he is, he's famous somewhere for this picture. Maybe surfing is his dream and he is living it out. The motivational posters always come to mind when I need a visual representation.

As a connection to the play, the picture and statement are centered around taking a chance even though the consequences could be bad. Walter took his own risk by investing in a liquor store. He lost it all, and never got it back. I like to think his failure led him to another opportunity because of the all-or-nothing situation.

Follow -up Anticipation Guide 1.

http://www.mlkonline.net/video-i-have-a-dream-speech.html

1. You should hold on to your dreams, if you work hard enough for them, they will come true.

This picture is very appropriate in my opinion. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech on equality. He held onto his dream so tightly that he was assassinated over it. Even though King never saw his dream come true, others who shared it and worked for it did. Racism still exists in America, but thankfully segregation does not.

The picture and statement go along with A Raisin in the Sun in many ways. The title of the play was taken from a poem called "A Dream Deferred" for one example. The main characters were all striving for their dreams to come true. Walter Sr. died before he could see where his hard work sent his family; a better neighborhood.

HUNGRY.

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My belly is growling.

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