Most parents want their children to be successful. While Mama, from A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, has dreams of her own, it is obvious that she is passionate about giving her children, Walter and Beneatha, the best possible futures. Mama would give up anything, including her own goals, for her children. Unfortunately, ensuring the success of an entire family proves to be more difficult than one would think. Although Mama does achieve a few of her goals, she does not reach self actualisation due to the uncertain future of her family. Hardly any of Mama’s desires in life are selfish. In fact, most of her dreams are based on the success of her children. She wants her own home and a small garden, but she would defer her dreams for
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Walter entrusted the money to his friend, Willy Harris, to speed up the process of obtaining a liquor license for his dream liquor store. Of course, Willy turned out to be a con artist and stole all of the money. This created a precarious situation for the family, most importantly preventing Beneatha from going to medical school. Walter believed he had a grand idea to beg for some money back from Mr. Lindner, a White man who offered to reimburse Mama for the house to ensure that a Black family would not be moving into a white neighborhood. Pride has always been important to Mama, so when Walter revealed his plan and said he was proud of it, she told him, “You won’t have nothing left then, Walter Lee,” that surrendering to the powers that try to control him will make Walter an empty person. After some pressure from Mama, Walter told Lindner that they would be moving into the house after all. Mama is pleased that her son has finally became a leader. Mama is also happy that she going to get to move into a house where she can garden. Mama proudly exclaims, “Yeah- they something alright, my children….” However, the Youngers have only just set out on a rocky and uncertain
Walter entrusted the money to his friend, Willy Harris, to speed up the process of obtaining a liquor license for his dream liquor store. Of course, Willy turned out to be a con artist and stole all of the money. This created a precarious situation for the family, most importantly preventing Beneatha from going to medical school. Walter believed he had a grand idea to beg for some money back from Mr. Lindner, a White man who offered to reimburse Mama for the house to ensure that a Black family would not be moving into a white neighborhood. Pride has always been important to Mama, so when Walter revealed his plan and said he was proud of it, she told him, “You won’t have nothing left then, Walter Lee,” that surrendering to the powers that try to control him will make Walter an empty person. After some pressure from Mama, Walter told Lindner that they would be moving into the house after all. Mama is pleased that her son has finally became a leader. Mama is also happy that she going to get to move into a house where she can garden. Mama proudly exclaims, “Yeah- they something alright, my children….” However, the Youngers have only just set out on a rocky and uncertain