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The insurance money, a legacy from Big Walter, sets the plot in motion. How does Hansberry develop the thematic idea of leaving a legacy to one’s children?

Read Raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry (you could use the attached link https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/raisin/summary/ for reference) and need answers for the below two of the posted questions. Answers should be brief and precise. Usually, a few sentences are sufficient, but feel free to add more as needed.

1. The play is prefaced by a Langston Hughes poem. How does the play illustrate the theme of the poem?

2. The insurance money, a legacy from Big Walter, sets the plot in motion. How does Hansberry develop the thematic idea of leaving a legacy to one’s children?