The Consciousness of Constructing Black Community in A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry, the first Black playwright and youngest American to win a New York Critics’ Circle award, her A Raisin in sun, opens on Broadway with great success. This paper mainly adopts Alienation Theory of Fromm explore consciousness reconstructing an inclusive Community based disclosing that dreams black people are distorted into sublime objects constructed by dominant ideology. Grounded three principles from Fromm’s theory, this finds Hansberry has not only suggested elimination alienation can be achieved strong power family bonds but also highlighted essential role tradition plays construction where traverse ideological fantasy develop their racial pride.