All 3 Uses of
New World
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- (Quickly understanding the misunderstanding) My dear, young creature of the New World—I do not mean across the city—I mean across the ocean: home—to Africa†
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- (He goes to door and looks at her) How often I have looked at you and said, "Ah—so this is what the New World hath finally wrought ...." (He exits†
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- She looks up and turns in her seat) BENEATHA: (Hissingly) Yes—just look at what the New World hath wrought!†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(New World as in: Columbus's voyage to the New World) the Americas (North, South, and Central with nearby islands) (also known as the Western Hemisphere -- which was new to Europe in the 16th century)
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(2)
(meaning too common or rare to warrant focus) meaning too common or too rare to warrant focus:
More commonly, new world can refer to the non-specific meaning of the most basic sense of the words.