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Image link: [] Character: Ruth Actor: Zoe Saldana

Character: Mama Actor: Phylicia Rashad Image Link: http://www.newsmax.com/Newsmax/files/8f/8ff8b8dd-5d43-4484-8e23-7306a4b31ec1.jpg

Character: Walter Lee Actor: Blair Underwood Image Link: http://static.oprah.com/images/200811/omag/200811_omag_blair-underwood_220x312.jpg

Character: Travis Actor: Tristan Wilds Image Link: http://www.quotessays.com/images/tristan-wilds-4.jpg

Character: Joseph Asagai Actor: Tyler Perry Image Link: http://cdn.straightfromthea.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/tyler-perry-file-2.jpg

"The Beauty of the Gray"

If I told you, he was your brother We could reminisce Then you would go about your day If I said, you ought to give him some of your water You'd shake your canteen and walk away The perception that divides you from him Is a lie For some reason you never asked why This is not a black and white world You can't afford to believe in your side This is not a black and white world To be alive I say that the colors must swirl And I believe That maybe today We will all get to appreciate The beauty of gray If I told you that she was your mother We can analyze the situation and be gone If I said, you ought to give her some of your water Your eyes would light up like the dawn The perception that divides you from her Is a lie For some reason you never asked why This is not a black and white world You can't afford to believe in your side This is not a black and white world To be alive I say the colors must swirl And I believe That maybe today We will all get to appreciate Yes, we will all get to appreciate The beauty of gray The beauty of gray, now The beauty of gray The beauty of gray, now Look into your eyes No daylight New day now It's not a black and white world To be alive I say the colors must swirl And I believe That maybe today We will appreciate The beauty of gray This is not a black and white world To be alive I say the colors must swirl And I believe That maybe today We will all get to appreciate Yes, we will all get to appreciate The beauty of gray The beauty of gray, now The beauty of gray The beauty of gray, now The beauty of gray The beauty of gray, now The beauty of gray The beauty of gray, now The beauty of gray    "Thank God For Kids"  If it weren't for kids have you ever thought There wouldn't be no Santa Claus Or look what the stork just brought Thank God for kids.
 * I chose this song because it has to do with racism and that's a main struggle in Raisin in the Sun. It relates very well.**

We'd all live in a quiet house Without Big Bird or a Mickey Mouse And Kool Aid on the couch Thank God for kids.

Thank God for kids, there's magic for a while A special kind of sunshine in a smile. Do you ever stop to think or wonder why The nearest thing to heaven is a child?

Daddy, how does this thing fly? And a hundred other wheres and whys I really don't know but I try Thank God for kids.

When I look down in those trusting eyes That look to me I realize There's love that I can't buy Thank God for kids.

Thank God for kids, there's magic for a while A special kind of sunshine in a smile. Do you ever stop to think or wonder why The nearest thing to heaven is a child?

When you get down on your knees tonight And thank the Lord for His guiding light Pray they turn out right. Thank God for kids. Mmm, Thank God for kids.  **I chose this song because Walter(The father) is extremely close to his children. He mentions a quote in the book mainly saying how he is thankful that god gave him children.**  "Anyway"  You can spend your whole life buildin' Somethin' from nothin' One storm can come and blow it all away Build it anyway

You can chase a dream That seems so out of reach And you know it might not ever come your way Dream it anyway

//[chorus:]// God is great, but sometimes life ain't good When I pray it doesn't always turn out like I think it should But I do it anyway I do it anyway

This world's gone crazy and it's hard to believe That tomorrow will be better than today Believe it anyway You can love someone with all your heart For all the right reasons And in a moment they can choose to walk away love 'em anyway

//[chorus]//

You can pour your soul out singing A song you believe in That tomorrow they’ll forget you ever sang Sing it anyway Yeah, sing it anyway I sing, I dream, I love Anyway yeah  **I chose this song because i think Beneatha relates a lot to this. Shes basically the only member in the family going far with her dreams and she defiantly believes.**  "Living For the City"  <span style="background-color: #ffffff; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> A boy is born in hard time Mississippi Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty His parents give him love and affection To keep him strong moving in the right direction Living just enough, just enough for the city His father works some days for fourteen hours And you can bet he barely makes a dollar His mother goes to scrub the floors for many And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny Living just enough, just enough for the city yeah His sister's black but she is sho 'nuff pretty Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy To walk to school she's got to get up early Her clothes are old but never are they dirty Living just enough, just enough for the city Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many His patience's long but soon he won't have any To find a job is like a haystack needle 'Cause where he lives they don't use colored people Living just enough, just enough for the city Living just enough for the city His hair is long, his feet are hard and gritty He spends his life walking the streets of New York City He's almost dead from breathing in air pollution He tried to vote but to him there's no solution Living just enough, just enough for the city yeah, yeah, yeah! I hope you hear inside my voice of sorrow And that it motivates you to make a better tomorrow This place is cruel no where could be much colder If we don't change the world will soon be over Living just enough, just enough for the city! <span style="background-color: #ffffff; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"> <span style="background-color: #ffffff; border: medium none; color: #000000; display: block; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;">
 * I chose this song because i think everything the song is describing is almost exactly similar to the book. (Going through hard times, race, living for a city, motivation, etc..)**