Theme Of Money And Mortality In A Raisin In The Sun

Walter believes that money will solve all of their problems and he speaks about money constantly "because it is life [. . .]"(1010). Walter's selfishness can be seen at the climax of the play when the family finds out that Willy has ran away with the money: "I never. . . went to the bank at all. . ."(1032). Consequently, Walter used the money to begin his own business.

After Mama tells Walter she was out taking care of business Walter replies with ”What kind of business?” This short simple reply from Walter gives the effect that he’s worried about something and wants an answer quick. Walter being in such a state of worrisome shows that he is really worried about the money and if Mama spent it or not. The insurance money was key to Walter’s plans of owning his own liquor store. After Mama isn’t quick to answer Walter’s first few questions he grows even more restless and says, “Where were you, Mama? Mama, you didn’t do something with that insurance money, something crazy?” Finally, Mama answers saying she took care of business Walter gets even more upset because he could tell she used the insurance money and could almost see his dream crumbling before his very own eyes. Lorraine Hansberry asks numerous questions when she writes as Walter in order to create a sense of urgency and worry on the whereabouts of the money. This is an example that supports the theme because Walter dreamt of having his own liquor store while Mama and much of their family dreamt of living in a nicer house, which she decided to

The predicament that Walter finds him-self in motivates him to want to invest in a liquor store in order to grasp some type of financial freedom. He doesn’t just want to have enough money to provide for his family, but he tells his mother, “I want so many things” (74). He is obsessed with earning a lot of money. At the beginning of the play Walter is waiting for Mama's check from the insurance company as if it was his own, and Beneathea has to remind Walter that, “that money belongs to Mama, Walter and if is for her to decide how she wants to spend it” (36). Here we see how he is searching for his identity with money. Much of Walter’s dialog is about making money or who has money. When his wife Ruth mentions that his friend Willy Harris is a good for nothing loud mouth, Walter retorts; “...And what do know about good for nothing loud mouth? Charlie Atkins was just a good-for-nothing loud mouth too, wasn’t he! He wanted me to go in the dry-cleaning business with him, and now he’s grossing a hundred thousand a year. A hundred thousand dollars a year! You still call him a loud mouth!” (32) The idea of making a hundred thousand dollars is what he had most on his mind, and to Walter the liquor store is how he will achieve that. The liquor store represents an

The play by Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, presents an African-American family living in poverty in the 1950’s. The family receives ten thousand dollars from deceased Mr. Younger’s insurance; the money is supposed to be distributed in buying a house, Beneatha’s education, and Walter’s liquor store investment. However, Walter invests wrongly and loses more than half of the money, forcing Beneatha to consider moving to Africa to pursue an education. Beneatha Younger’s struggle with segregation while pursuing her dream of becoming a doctor demonstrates that education can be obtained with determination and discipline.

“ A Raisin in the Sun” is a play written by Lorraine Hansberry about the life of an African American family during the era of segregation. The play starts off with the Younger family receiving a 10,000 dollar check from Mr. Younger’s insurance policy. The family argues over what they are going to do with it. Mama wants to buy a house with it, Walter wants to invest in a liquor store, and Beneatha wants to use the money to go to medical school. The contrast of the characters’ personalities fuels the conflict and drives the story forward. Beneatha is a young college student and the sister of Walter. She has a dream of becoming a doctor. Beneatha is a dynamic character who is easily influenced by her family and the people

The play, “A Raisin in the Sun,” written by, Lorraine Hansberry, tells the story of an African American Family from the 1950s. The play opens to with an early morning view of what the Younger Family goes through on a daily basis. Early in the story, the reader learns that the Youngers are going to be receiving an insurance check of $10,000 due to the recent death of the husband of Mama. Walter Lee mentions the check and how he wishes that he could use the money to manage a local liquor store with a couple of his buddies. As readers, we are also exposed to the tense nature of the family; once one fight ends another seems to begin shortly after.

In the play A Raisin In The Sun by Robert Nemiroff is about a pioneering work by an African American playwright Loraine Hansberry. Loraine Hansberry’s play was describe as a black life , determination, weakly emotionally and constant. Lena’s family are poor African American living in the South Side of Chicago. The family escapes from poverty because of a $10,000 check. They received this check because of the husband’s death.

In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family is given the opportunity to actualize their dreams when a $10,000 check comes in the mail. The play explores the complications in turning their dreams into a reality. The family’s aspirations in life is for a better and more successful life. The central conflict of the play lies in Walter's view of his own dreams.

In Lorraine Hansberry’s play, A Raisin in the Sun (1959), she uses money as a symbol of false hope for the Younger family. Through each character’s individual desires, Hansberry creates naive anticipation within each character. She portrays the underlying American dream along with the reality of a poverty-stricken, African-American family’s typical life during the 1950s.

The Scholarly Article “Review of the Original 1959 Broadway Production” explains the story/play A Raisin in the Sun written by Lorraine Hansberry. The article was found on Huntingtonthetatre.org, Accessed on August 27, 2015.The article begins with a short introduction of Loraine Hansberry and how she touches common issues that many African American families were struggling with in 1980. The play is about a lower class family that lives in South Chicago striving to overcome poverty. The characters of the story include a widow mother and her two children; she also has daughter in law and grandson who live with her as well. Claudia McNeil is described as a simple spiritual Matriarch, with a son who is driven to be a successful business owner,

Money, the answer to their prayers. The money comes from a life insurance check deriving from the passing of the late Big Walter. A family man and laborer just like his son. However, the money belongs to Mama who strongly puts her family needs first by donating the money to her children. Before anyone can do anything, Mama buys a house because she’s disappointed in the lack of a reaction from Walter when he found out his pressured wife wants an abortion, reiterating the fact at this time, “Money is life” (Hansberry 74).

Set in 1950’s Chicago, Illinois, the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is considered one of the best African American dramas. Centered around an African American family living in the Southside of Chicago the play portrays the family’s struggle for a better life. When Walter and Beneatha Younger’s father, Big Walter, dies their mother, Mama, is left with a ten-thousand-dollar life insurance check. However, each family member has their own idea of how to use the check to achieve a better life. Mama believes that leaving the slums will ensure a better life for her children while Beneatha trusts that education is the best way to end their poverty, but Walter believes the only way to advance in life is by incredibly wealthy. After Mama

When reading Lorraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun” there are many different ways to read and interpret the words. What the reader is learning and understanding of the play is different for everyone. The way that Lorraine hansberry wrote this play provides room for each individual reader to respond to the text in their own way due to the fact that nobody has the exact same knowledge of one certain thing. Some people may know more about what times were like in the time period of this play and because of that they responded to this play in a different way than someone who knows little of what times were

In a nation where freedom is promised, people seem unaware of what it truly means to be free. They are granted many privileges that are simply overlooked by today’s society while those same privileges for freedom are not available in other parts of the world. In Lorraine Hansberry’s renowned play, A Raisin in the Sun, freedom and social rights play an important role for the Younger's family. As the family is attempting to move into a new home much grander than the one they own, they are troubled by others for being unfit for the more prestigious community. In spite of the disagreements the family and the community has about their move, they are

All around the world families have chaos and turmoil with each other. The decisions he makes can have a vast impact on himself and his family. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, the author Lorraine Hansberry takes the reader through a portion of the Younger’s life in which times are tough, and money is tight. The Younger family is suffering from a loss of their father, Big Walter. Due to his death, Mama and the rest of the family get an insurance check for $10,000. Hansberry shows in the play that he should never take for granted the sacrifices others have made on his behalf.