Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

When Ruth, Beneatha, and Mama see Walter acting like this, they are shocked and are disappointed in how he is acting. Walter tries to cope with the current situation he is in, and he realizes that his family is by his side and that is what matters to him in that moment.

In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry you go back in time to when segregation was still aloud. In this play you meet a cast of people with dreams of a better life. The American Dream, to be specific. This dream is portrayed differently for each character, all of which impact the play. Two of these character

Because of this new depression, Walter starts to get himself wasted every day. He hasn’t been showing up to work, and faces the prospect of losing his job. Mama, realizing the potentially catastrophic effect this can have on her family, must intervene. She gives her son the one thing he has always wanted, power. She gives him the remaining $6,500 to use as he wishes (except for the $3,000 to Beneatha’s continued

       Walter was upset when he heard his mother had spent the insurance money on the house and thought it wasn't fair that Beneatha got some of it for her medical school while he got nothing for his liquor store business. Lena, who always wanted her son to be happy, trustingly gave the rest of the insurance money to Walter. Holding the money in his hands, Walter thanked his mother and appreciated the trust she had in him. Walter then gave the money to his buddies to help him getting his liquor license without realizing that they betrayed him. As his dream crumbled to pieces, Walter was regret that he didn't listen to his mother, wife and sister.

Walter focused solely on the money and this caused him to think that all the money is his and he can go and do as he pleases. He was obviously disappointed when Mama did not give him any of the money initially but when she entrusted him with the remaining $6,500 it brought about a sense of pride and responsibility that had long eluded him. It was almost a renewing moment for Walter as his family life changed for the better since he was now acting as the man of the house.

Many people go through different moralities in there life some that they believe can change their life for the better but don’t know the consequences. This ties in with issues involving money. Many people believe that money is the way to happiness and do what they can to get money even if it means to hurt your loved ones. In the play “Raisin in the Sun” Walter Lee Younger is man that lives in South Side Chicago and at point in life that he’s in, he wants to do something in his life and make a difference for colored people. The way he believes he can accomplish that is by opening a bar to make money for his family while believing money is the only source of happiness. Walters ideal morality was to make sure he got his hands on the insurance money so he could open up the bar even if it meant his family would suffer when things went wrong.

Walter comes up with another plan to take money from Linder, president of the Clyburn home association. Earlier, he offered the family money not to move in their neighborhood but Walter declined. However, after his devastating loss, he called up Linder to make a deal to get more money. Walter Younger’s defining moment was when Mama told him he was not a man and his father would not be pleased with his decision. This seemed to cause something to rise in him to change his perspective on

The Younger family has not been able to experience the finer things in life, and Walter, being the authoritative male figure, feels he is at fault knows that a change is needed. Walter’s solution is to use his father’s life insurance money to fund the acquiring of a liquor license. The women of the household are always ordering around Walter. It’s Ruth, Mama, or Beneatha telling him how to run things, and when he gets a chance to take the initiative by using the money to invest in his liquor license, his friend betrays him, and his dreams are crushed.

As the events unfold the money is lost, without the money Walter thinks his dreams are gone. Mama on the other hand feels that with the money gone, it will not change things, she thinks they can make due. Throughout, all of this both Mama and Walter seem to have forgotten about Ruth and the baby on the way. The fact appears to be that neither of them have considered what is really necessary for the family to grow and have the environment it needs to be healthy. Once they both are able look at the bigger picture they realize sometimes they have to give up their dreams and things they want for the good and growth of the younger

Walter was not happy about the house because he thought that mama wasted all of the money in the house and he didn’t think mama would give any money to him. Walter wanted all the money to open a liquor store but mama didn't want him to do that because it was a waste of time. Walter wanted to buy the house for them he didn’t want to look like he couldn’t do anything for the family but I dont think thats true because walter didn’t care about anything only about money. Walter thought that money was happiness for all the family but he was wrong money it's not how to be happy.WALTER (Suddenly bounding across the floor to embrace her)‘Cause sometimes it is hard to let the future begin! (Lorraine

Walter's frustration festers and his anger turns inward towards his family who, in Walters eyes, do not understand him. Walter's family members do understand him and they also want to amass material dreams, but Walter's family members know that it is going to take work to get there.

After Mama thinks for awhile about what her son had told her about crushing her children’s dreams she confronts Walter and says to him “... there ain’t nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else-if it means- if it means it’s going to destroy my boy. (She takes an envelope out of her handbag and puts it in front of him and he watches her without moving or speaking) I paid the man thirty-five hundred dollars down on the house. That leaves sixty-five hundred. Monday morning I want you to take this money and take three thousand dollars and

The American Dream is a term that is often misunderstood. Some people think that it is about having the kind of money that creates security. As a matter of fact, it is about things much more straightforward and significant. It involves the freedom to pursue a life where a person can be respected and feel like a contributing member of society. Meaning, that the only limits and possibilities on a person’s ability to get ahead, have financial freedom, and gain the respect of others in his community come from the individual. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family is subject to the prejudice against blacks, which keeps them from fulfilling their dreams. This was especially a problem in the 1960s, before the Civil Rights Movement established

Walter is determined to determine his own life for him and his family, he desires to do this through being an entrepreneur. While arguing with his mother about the importance of money in life, Mama said to Walter, “So now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life-now it’s money”(74).Walter argues to his mother, “No-it was always money, Mama. We just didn’t know about it”(74).

Ruth has found out she is pregnant but is debating whether to get an abortion or not because she does not want to cause anymore trouble within the family. Mama puts a down payment on a house that will better hold this now growing family. Walter is still very caught up in wanting to invest in this liquor store and Mama sees how much he wants it so she gives him sixty-five hundred dollars to put toward it. Walters so called partner takes off with the money and Walter is left with nothing. This devastating event is an eye-opener for Walter and after a few trips to the bar and the sadness comes and goes he realizes that “money isn't life” (Hansberry 74) and that he should focus more on keeping his family united. Meanwhile, the Youngers have been offered money if they choose not to move into Clybourne Park. Walter finally steps up and refuses the offer because he has made the choice to listen and do what is best for the family. I think family is very important and the outcome definitely touched me.