Which of these is a symbol to look for in a raisin in the sun? a. the words "you don't own me." b. the front yard c. mama's plant d. walter's hat

The correct answer is option C. The most important symbol in "A Raisin in the Sun" is mama's plant. The play, written by Lorraine Hansberry in 1959, narrates the story of a black family that lives in Chicago, and that tries against all odds to become better, after the father dies and they get an insurance payment.

In the play, mama's plant is used by the author to represent the family itself, and how mama gives all her attention and care to the things she loves, like th plant and her family. The plant symbolizes the struggles that the family has been faced against, and how with perseverance, the family and the plant, will survive.

quite an interesting way to teach topic sentences, because the answer to this question is the best definition of a topic sentence that one can present, it is as if answering the questions taught you how to do it, this is some real teaching, it is terribly well-done.

the topic sentence in this paragraph is:

topic sentences writers stay on track and keep a paragraph from becoming an aimless collection of sentences about an idea.

which incidentally tells you what a topic sentence should be.