All 3 Uses of
idealism
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- And it is very odd but those who see the changes—who dream, who will not give up—are called idealists . . . and those who see only the circle we call them the "realists"!
Scene 3.1 *idealists = people who believe behavior should be guided by high ideals or standards -- often implying that they are unrealistic
- It was a child's way of seeing things—or an idealist's.†
Scene 3.1
- Children see things very well sometimes—and idealists even better.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(idealism as in: youthful idealism) the belief that behavior should be guided by high ideals or standards and often that good things will result -- sometimes used to imply that such beliefs are unrealistic
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Idealism can also reference the philosophical theory that there is no reality outside of ideas.