A Raisin In The Sun Dreams Come True Analysis

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Have you ever been in a situation where you had a dream that you've always wanted to come true but someone crushes it or says it won't happen even how hard you try to accomplish it? In a Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry proves the dreams of Walter, Beneatha, and Mama come true, but not exactly how they expected. All of their dreams revolve around the life insurance check from the late Mr. Younger, each of the family members have their own plans of what they can do with the check, which ultimately builds walls between the siblings and Mama. Right away in the book, Walter’s dream is to become the owner of a liquor store. When Walter came home from work one afternoon, he immediately asks Mama, “did it come?” (hansberry 70). When walter says this, he is implying that his life and what he wants to do for a career is revolving around the …show more content…
Her personal dream is to move the family to a house in a better neighborhood…Walter was sure that his children would have a chance to see their dreams come true. It’s upsetting when Beneatha and Walter's dreams can’t come true when the money gets to go to Willy. Mama’s sustains her whole family and making all their lives better. Mama is saying that Walter wants his dream of something that does not concern the whole family. Mama is sacrificing her dream for everyone not being selfish with what she wants to with with her live and her family.
At the end of this great book, Walter, Beneatha and Mama all had great dreams just one was more important or crucial to this family.Ones dream was more fitting for the family than another. Moving into the house satisfies Mama's dream. She will finally be able to plant her garden that she has always wanted. Beneatha got proposed towards the end of the book by Ausigu and she might move to africa and become a doctor. Walter became of age, His journey with his family takes him from being rude, to respectful towards his

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