How To Live Life In A Raisin In The Sun

People in this decade take advantage of the privileges that they have in life. We get used to certain things enough to where we think they are rights. A right to sleep in a bed instead of on a couch. A right to open your hand and be given money when you need it instead of trying to work for it. A right to live life like a child. In A Raisin In The Sun, Travis Younger didn’t get the type of things that we take for granted today. However, like mine, Travis’ family tried their best to make his future very bright. This play showed me how privileged I am just to be able to go to a house, with my own room, in my own bed. Travis had no room. No bed. He had nothing at all. For the most part, he is a kind, innocent, and good-hearted child, like me, who has not yet been corrupted by the big, bad world. I couldn’t imagine sleeping on a dingy couch and be outside of my beautiful, blue bedroom. Having to use a public bathroom down the hallway instead of one to myself. As a child, Travis might not know how much he is deprived of things in his point of view but as a third-person reader that has the advantage of a better life, I believe he is lacking many rights in life. He just sees things from the point of view of his eyes. Also, much like my family, Travis’ parents and grandmother tried the best to get …show more content…
Travis is just a kid and like me, he knew no better. It took a lot of searching to find someone I connected with in the past books ive read this year. Then i realized Travis younger was the perfect match. Travis altered my view of life. From not being able to sleep in a nice cozy bed to being grateful that i have a family supporting me. Although, he has many unapparent stuggles in life, we are similar in numerous ways. We both have friends. We like to have fun. We are just kids trying to be kids as long as we can. But, in a world like his, sometimes it is