Raisin In The Sun Conflict

Money plays a major role in society, from income to loans to even insurance money. It comes in various currencies, amounts, and forms. Money can serve as a life saver or a stressor depending on how it’s perceived. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, the arrival of a $10,000 insurance check is key to each family member in the Younger household and while the few typical readers focus on the money, the author Lorraine Hansberry influences the audience's response with character vs conflict, inner conflict, and obstacles to be faced. A Raisin in the Sun portrays conflict to be an obstacle in the way of a character getting what they desire. The idea of character versus conflict is seen through the characters themselves and the goals they each have. Walter dreams to be rich because it’s an indication of success, Beneatha dreams to be a doctor due to the desire to heal, Ruth strives to provide peace for her family, and Mama wants her own dream house and for Walter to become the man of their family. Walter’s dream is slightly introduced when he argues to Ruth, “This little liquor store we got in mind… and …show more content…
Hansberry shows this strongly through Beneatha with her two men and each identity, per se, that they represent for her. Beneatha feels entitled to her goal of becoming a doctor while also standing strong by her own beliefs that point away from mainstream ideas. When the threat against her dream is made, she responds by giving up on helping others. This inner conflict seems to be much harder for her to address rather than her conflicts between other characters. Walter is also a good example of this inner conflict concept. He is his own obstacle to his dream, as his tends to ignore the opposing views of the family. Walter wants to be rich and successful, but gets by with schemes and bad investments, which fail time and time