Langston Hue's A Raisin In The Sun

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A Raisin in the Sun focus a lot about dreams and future goals. In Harlem, Langston Hue describe what might happen to a dream if you leave it to be deferred. Everyone in the family has a dream that can be either “stinks like rotten meat” or “crust and sugar over.” Mama’s dream is having a nice house with a beautiful garden, so with the new money that they required she got the family a house even though they are not wanted in their new location. This make Mama’s dream “crust and sugar over.” Another dream that “crust and sugars over” is Ruth’s. She wanted to leave that decript apartment and live in a new more spacious house, and with Mama’s new purchase Ruth got what she wanted. However, with not everything is happy and nice for the family. Walter’s

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