Raisin In The Sun Irrationality

The Irrationality Complex Society today suffers from the consequences of discriminatory laws and systemic oppression. Countless Americans live through the consequences of systemic oppression. Forever damning them and trapping themselves in a position of low quality of life. A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is a play set between the mid forties to the early sixties. The plot is about a black family who receives an insurance check and plans to use it to increase their quality of life. Each member of the family has their own vision on how to use the money. Throughout the book, the family faces countless economic obstacles and racial issues which all stem from close mindedness and irrationality. A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry uses characters to show …show more content…

On page 134, in Act III. Beneatha is once again talking to Joseph Asagai. Beneatha says that “Asagai, there is only one large circle that we march in, around and around, each with our own little picture in front of us”(134). Beneatha provides an analogy of life, of one circle that ends with one thing, one determined future. Her analogy is a prime example of close-minded individuals who are not only closed-minded but confused. Yet, Asagai counters provide a more open-minded response. He states “It is simply a long line - as in geometry, you know, one that reaches infinity. And because we cannot see the end we also cannot see how it changes. And it is very odd, but those who see the changes - who dream, who will not give up - are called “idealists”. His counterargument precisely shows the difference between a closed mind and an open mind. His analogy states that life is uncertain, unpredictable, and unexpected. It isn’t a simple circle, but an endless continuing line. That goes on forever, he said. And to say what you know is going to happen in the future is a fool’s endeavor, and certainly impossible to even predict. Secondly, another example from Lorraine Hansbery’s book