Laura Dachs
Period 4
12-01-16
Raisin in the Sun
It is only with the help of aspiring dreams that these various members of the Younger family are seen to battle on in a society bent on deferring or quashing them. By thinking big, they refuse to be the raisins in the sun of Langston Hughes’ poem (‘Montage of a Dream Deferred’).The hope to escape poverty is only given concrete assistance by the death of the father, but when most of this money is stolen the family comes together in a show of unity. It is as though the play argues finally that just by having the dream one will become a success as hope has triumphed over adversity. The dreams of Walter, Beneatha, and Mama show us that despite great obstacles, the American Dream is still possible. …show more content…
Walter dream’s consist of being able to provide for his family and to become wealthy. He also becomes obsessed with his dream of investing in a liquor store. In his mind, this will give him financial independence and will make him a more valuable human being. But because of his poverty and inability to find decent employment, this specific dream is deferred. But when Mama gets an insurance check of 10,000 dollars, he begs her to give all the money to him to invest it in the store. As she refuses, Walter’s dreams are crushed. “ Do you know what this money means to me? Do you know what this money can do for us?” (73).This shows how Walter really depends on that money. Another one of Walter’s dream is to be equal
Period 4
12-01-16
Raisin in the Sun
It is only with the help of aspiring dreams that these various members of the Younger family are seen to battle on in a society bent on deferring or quashing them. By thinking big, they refuse to be the raisins in the sun of Langston Hughes’ poem (‘Montage of a Dream Deferred’).The hope to escape poverty is only given concrete assistance by the death of the father, but when most of this money is stolen the family comes together in a show of unity. It is as though the play argues finally that just by having the dream one will become a success as hope has triumphed over adversity. The dreams of Walter, Beneatha, and Mama show us that despite great obstacles, the American Dream is still possible. …show more content…
Walter dream’s consist of being able to provide for his family and to become wealthy. He also becomes obsessed with his dream of investing in a liquor store. In his mind, this will give him financial independence and will make him a more valuable human being. But because of his poverty and inability to find decent employment, this specific dream is deferred. But when Mama gets an insurance check of 10,000 dollars, he begs her to give all the money to him to invest it in the store. As she refuses, Walter’s dreams are crushed. “ Do you know what this money means to me? Do you know what this money can do for us?” (73).This shows how Walter really depends on that money. Another one of Walter’s dream is to be equal