The play A Raisin In The Sun is about dreams as the Younger family tries to achieve them through hardship and an oppressive life. they struggle to achieve these dreams and their success or failure directly influences how the characters act.
The most apparent symbol in the play, Mama’s plant represents the dream of the family. In the first act, she confesses that the plant never gets enough light or water, but she takes pride in how it flourishes under her care. Her plant is similar to her care for her family, unconditional although they don’t have an ideal environment for growth. The plant also symbolizes her dream to own a house, and to own a garden and a yard with it. She practices her gardening skills with the plant and she is excellent with the plant, it makes her believe that she would be superb gardener. Her dedication to the plant fuels her hope that her dream may come true. This connects to the characters because they all want to grow and be something better than what they are. …show more content…
Also, Walter connects success and freedom with money by saying “money is life” (Hansberry 74). Beneatha also thinks this because for her dream she needs the money so she can go to college. Before it arrives, it separates the family. When Mama puts the payment on the house, it crushes Walter for three days. Then he acts as a pouting child, avoiding work the whole three days and drinking a lot. When she gives him with the rest of the money, he becomes very cheerful. Then he devastates the whole family when Walter tells them that the money was stolen by Willy Harris. The money does not really solve the family’s problems, but gives them a different set of issues to deal with. Such as how Beneatha will deal with her college becoming a
The most apparent symbol in the play, Mama’s plant represents the dream of the family. In the first act, she confesses that the plant never gets enough light or water, but she takes pride in how it flourishes under her care. Her plant is similar to her care for her family, unconditional although they don’t have an ideal environment for growth. The plant also symbolizes her dream to own a house, and to own a garden and a yard with it. She practices her gardening skills with the plant and she is excellent with the plant, it makes her believe that she would be superb gardener. Her dedication to the plant fuels her hope that her dream may come true. This connects to the characters because they all want to grow and be something better than what they are. …show more content…
Also, Walter connects success and freedom with money by saying “money is life” (Hansberry 74). Beneatha also thinks this because for her dream she needs the money so she can go to college. Before it arrives, it separates the family. When Mama puts the payment on the house, it crushes Walter for three days. Then he acts as a pouting child, avoiding work the whole three days and drinking a lot. When she gives him with the rest of the money, he becomes very cheerful. Then he devastates the whole family when Walter tells them that the money was stolen by Willy Harris. The money does not really solve the family’s problems, but gives them a different set of issues to deal with. Such as how Beneatha will deal with her college becoming a