Generational differences can create a distance between the parent and a child through the relationship of Mama and Walter and Beneatha. In A Raisin in the Sun, Mama realizes the differences coming through her and kids. Mama and her kids come from different backgrounds and conditions. One is a woman who has seen five generations of people working hard to live, while her kids, Walter and Beneatha, live in the era of the 1950s, which in their time is a modern generation.
Mama is a true Catholic who goes to church every Sunday, while her daughter is the total opposite. Beneatha believes in no God and thinks that God is not necessary. In a specific situation, she quotes herself by saying that “God hasn’t got a thing to do with it” (50). When Mama …show more content…
Mama’s generation was more full of fear due to the occurrence of segregation. Freedom from living a petrified life was an average African American person’s goal. In the time Walter lives in, he believes that money is a significant need a man needs in life. He meant that if he had money, he could be powerful. He has these ridiculous ambitions for the future that are way too broad. In the play, Mama also experiences Walter’s side of differences as well. When Walter explains his passion and dreams for money and what future it could create for the family, Mama does not seem to be pleased with his facts. Mama slowly understands that “Once upon a time freedom used to be life – now it’s money”. She realizes that “the world really do change”(74). Mama indicates the contrast between life’s purpose from before and after. She further elaborates that “In [Mama’s] time we was worried about not being lynched… and how to stay alive and still have a pinch of dignity too… Now here come you and Beneatha – talking ‘bout things we ain't never even thought about hardly, me and your daddy”(74). Mama expresses her thoughts about her children have become something else than what her and Big Walter had taught them when they were a child. Mama's kids have assimilated new ideas and concepts of how life should work. Mama had told Walter that Ruth, Walter’s wife is expecting
Mama is a true Catholic who goes to church every Sunday, while her daughter is the total opposite. Beneatha believes in no God and thinks that God is not necessary. In a specific situation, she quotes herself by saying that “God hasn’t got a thing to do with it” (50). When Mama …show more content…
Mama’s generation was more full of fear due to the occurrence of segregation. Freedom from living a petrified life was an average African American person’s goal. In the time Walter lives in, he believes that money is a significant need a man needs in life. He meant that if he had money, he could be powerful. He has these ridiculous ambitions for the future that are way too broad. In the play, Mama also experiences Walter’s side of differences as well. When Walter explains his passion and dreams for money and what future it could create for the family, Mama does not seem to be pleased with his facts. Mama slowly understands that “Once upon a time freedom used to be life – now it’s money”. She realizes that “the world really do change”(74). Mama indicates the contrast between life’s purpose from before and after. She further elaborates that “In [Mama’s] time we was worried about not being lynched… and how to stay alive and still have a pinch of dignity too… Now here come you and Beneatha – talking ‘bout things we ain't never even thought about hardly, me and your daddy”(74). Mama expresses her thoughts about her children have become something else than what her and Big Walter had taught them when they were a child. Mama's kids have assimilated new ideas and concepts of how life should work. Mama had told Walter that Ruth, Walter’s wife is expecting