Dreams Deferred
Dreams, hopes, and aspirations are things that people develop during any time period of their lives, which can consist of a long term or short term goal wanting to be completed. In my own words. Deferred means altered or not happening the way you want it to. When you put the two words “dreams’ and ‘deferred” together it can mean that something gets in the way of plans you wanted to happen and dreams you had high hopes for. In the play as well as the movie A Raisin in the Sun, all four adults of the Younger family each have their own dreams. Through their own actions and the actions of others, their dreams become deferred.
Lena, who is Walter Lee’s mother works as a housekeeper in the beginning of the story, but it is her last day since the check of 10,000 dollars from her late husband’s insurance is almost officially her’s as well as the rest of the family. Lena has dreams of relocating herself and other family members whom she lives with, out of the small apartment they all share. The apartment is so small, Lena’s grandson Travis sleeps on the couch every night and the whole family has to share a bathroom with other residents where they live. At the end of the day, Lena just wants to …show more content…
It is made known in the movie that Beneatha changes her mind of what she wants to do often. But this time she seems positive about becoming a doctor and her mother, Lena supports her decision. Hence why when Lena finally decides to leave the money with Walter, she tells him to sit aside 3,000 for Beneatha’s education. Beneatha’s dreams become deferred once Walter loses all the money. She is lost and doesn’t know what to do anymore until a Nigerian, Joseph Asagai, who attends school with her makes an offer if she’ll go with him back to his home town and finish her education there to become a
Dreams, hopes, and aspirations are things that people develop during any time period of their lives, which can consist of a long term or short term goal wanting to be completed. In my own words. Deferred means altered or not happening the way you want it to. When you put the two words “dreams’ and ‘deferred” together it can mean that something gets in the way of plans you wanted to happen and dreams you had high hopes for. In the play as well as the movie A Raisin in the Sun, all four adults of the Younger family each have their own dreams. Through their own actions and the actions of others, their dreams become deferred.
Lena, who is Walter Lee’s mother works as a housekeeper in the beginning of the story, but it is her last day since the check of 10,000 dollars from her late husband’s insurance is almost officially her’s as well as the rest of the family. Lena has dreams of relocating herself and other family members whom she lives with, out of the small apartment they all share. The apartment is so small, Lena’s grandson Travis sleeps on the couch every night and the whole family has to share a bathroom with other residents where they live. At the end of the day, Lena just wants to …show more content…
It is made known in the movie that Beneatha changes her mind of what she wants to do often. But this time she seems positive about becoming a doctor and her mother, Lena supports her decision. Hence why when Lena finally decides to leave the money with Walter, she tells him to sit aside 3,000 for Beneatha’s education. Beneatha’s dreams become deferred once Walter loses all the money. She is lost and doesn’t know what to do anymore until a Nigerian, Joseph Asagai, who attends school with her makes an offer if she’ll go with him back to his home town and finish her education there to become a