What Is The Theme Of Greed In A Raisin In The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry

“Money is the root of all evil.” Many people who are well off without abundance and wealth are steadfast to this cliché. However, some people beg to differ and say that the love for money causes problems. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the five main characters reveal their personalities through their desire their desire of a life insurance check. Each character has a different preference as to how the money should be spent through their desire of a life insurance check. Each character has a different preference as to how the money should be spent although they did not earn it. It is the urge to remove themselves from impoverished conditions, though, that give Mama, Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, and Travis a common will for the expenditure …show more content…
She has wise judgement and believes in traditional values. She is the stronger person in the family. She is not avid about a lavish lifestyle. Lena just wants her family to comfortable. She has been living in the same house for many years with her two children and family. The house has depreciated and the family size is growing. Lena wants peace within her family. With the money, she wants to buy a larger house in a better neighborhood. She doesn’t have any extravagant plan for the money but she does want to move in a neighborhood that is predominately white. This option is not typical for this time period because of racial discrimination. Lena want to upgrade her small flower pot to a garden. She also wants to have a background for her grandson to play in the summer days. Lastly she wants to put away money for her daughter’s education. Walter Younger, Jr. is the son of Lena Younger. He is very ambitious. Walter is not happy with his conditions. He thinks that the money will help him leave the area that he is in. He wants to make an investment in a liquor store with the help of the people known for schemes. Although his mother does not agree with the plan, he has confidence in …show more content…
She has a strong demeanor. Beneatha stands for what she believes in. One of her beliefs is that African American females can do just as much as the superior white male. Beneatha is aspiring to become a doctor. Beneatha understand that it is not her money. Instead of begging for it as her brother Walter does, she calmly respects her mother’s wishes to have some of the money saved and used toward her college tuition. Travis is the only mentioned member of the third generation in the story. He is anxious about receiving the money. Because he is young, he has no plan for the money. His parents remind him that it doesn’t belong to him, but he just wants the satisfaction of being able to say that he is rich. Travis agrees with his grandmother’s ideas. He is too young to understand how finances and being impoverish truly affects the family. He does know that when he gets the money, there will be less things that he will have to worry