The Younger family all had a dream of living a better life, and they made the right decision to move to the white neighborhood. Because it had the better living environment, it is was an easy way of taking a stand in against racial discrimination, and it gave the Younger family hope, taught them a lesson about the importance of family unity. Every day, people fight for their goals and dreams. In the process, individuals may face many difficulties and hard choices. Ordinary citizens would make their best effort on making their dreams come true, but sometimes they would also let them deferred.
Imagine that your father or spouse has passed away. Obviously it is a sad time and everyone is grieving and hurt, But if there is any good new to be taken out of this it is that there was a life insurance policy, and a large one at that. Due to the sum of the money it causes a family feud. One person wants a house, one wants to go to college, one wants to start a new business. So who gets the say and how will picking one option over the other impact the family, and will there be feelings of betrayal.
In every story each character influences the plot in some way, even if it’s something tiny. Just like the story Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansbury. The two main characters that influence the plot most through actions and dialogue are Walter and Lena Younger. Lena (also known as Mama) influences the plot in a positive way and does as much as she can to make her family happier. While Walter influences the plot in a negative way and brings the family down by pushing them away.
Racism in A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun reflects life in Southside Chicago during the 1950’s. Racism still occurred during this time period and viewed as a common way of living. The Younger’s were an African American family who were treated no different than the rest of the black community, inhumanely. This play portrays the common struggled faced by African Americans who seek nothing more than to better their lives and to truly have an opportunity to acquire the American Dream.
In “The Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, feelings and emotions are represented by symbols. For example when Walter and Ruth fuss about the eggs, this represents how much they love each other and how they will always have tension. One symbol that is repetitive is mama's plant . Mamas plant symbolizes the family growing, their dreams of success and her dreams of a garden.
In the book A Raisin In The Sun, Lorraine Hansberry is saying people should take pride in their beliefs/morals and not throw them away but rather progress them to improve a specific trait within themselves. Lorraine Hansberry says this through her main characters' trait, Walter's pride, Beneatha's impressionability, and Mama's love for her family. Throughout the book, Walter was always a prideful man. In the beginning, though, Walter believes his dreams should come true and that everyone should listen to him. He takes huge pride within himself and places himself higher than his family.
The Youngers started with nothing but a dream they had no respect in society and in the end they still achieved their dream but how ? “ A Raisin In The Sun “ written by Lorraine Hansberry talks about the struggle of the youngers being an African American family in a racist society. This story describes how hard it was to keep a dream in the 1950’s as an African American and how they still went for it despite the efforts against them. In my opinion , The Youngers realized the Aamerican Ddream and knew what they had to go through to achieve it . “ THAT MONEY IS MADE OUT OF MY FATHER'S FLESH “ this quote was needed to describe what the youngers went through just to achieve their dreams.
Bonds of families in The Glass Menagerie and A Raisin in the Sun Michael J. Fox, a famous actor, who was diagnosed with parkinson's disease said, “Family is not an important thing. Its everything.”(www.imdb.com). In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams both dramas are about families encountering problems with money and each other. The Glass Menagerie is set in 1939 and A Raisin in the Sun is set in the 1950’s.
Fighting power in Antigone and A Raisin In The Sun “Power concedes nothing without demand. ”- Frederick Douglass. Meaning the people in power will never pay attention to anything that isn’t pushed upon and demanded by the people. Throughout history people have fought for their beliefs and even have given up their lives for their beliefs.
The Younger family in Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun faces many oppositions and conflicts, but Mama, the matriarch of the family, keeps them held together. She helps them work out their issues with her wisdom that she has received through her own trials and tribulations. She can best be described as puritanical, dignified and caring woman who would do anything for her family. Hansberry separates Mama from the family through her wisdom and values, but she uses her to tie the story together. Mama’s puritanical values are the basis for how she runs the family.