A Raisin In The Sun Research Paper

Most people have a dream whether it be a big dream or small dream. In “A Raisin in the Sun,” by Lorraine Hansberry every character has their own dream. Some of the characters wanted to be doctors and others wanted to have a garden, Walter Younger wants to start a liquor store. He is one of the people that had a big dream. Walter is driven by money and has a money driven dream, but goes through a major change that drives him to be a family man that is driven by love. In the first scene Walter gives his son money in spite of his wife’s opposition. At first it look like Walter could possibly be giving, Travis, Ruth and Walter’s son, to be a good father because He does not want his son to worry about money, but when the sub context is looked at that is not the case. Yes, Walter does not want his son to worry about the money situation, but the focus should actually be on Walter and Ruth’s relationship. Walter gives Travis the money to show Ruth that he can do whatever he wants. Walter is just being plain rebellious. The rebelliousness in Walter especially with the money shows that he cares more about money than he does his wife. He comes across degrading to Ruth when he ask her, “What you tell the boy things like that for?” (Hansberry 341.) That very question is degrading to Ruth because he is …show more content…
He may hide his emotions at times, but they are very real and evident in the end. Walter went from being egocentric to family centered. He ended up not only to physically have to sacrifice his dream, but his heart also gave it up. He did what was best for his family. When things got nasty so did Walter. It was not until he hit rock-bottom that he learned that he was doing more harm than good. Walter overall learned that love is stronger than any amount of money. When he realized that simple lesson he changed. Love conquers