Stuck in the shadows of a shaky marriage, without a place to relax and blow off steam, facing the cruelty of being a colored man in the 1960’s, Loraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun tells the story of an ambitious family man living in the ghetto without money, trust, or his wife’s support. Ruth and Walter both share dreams to better their lives although Walter may have a very different idea in mind. She focuses on her family first while he dreams of a lifestyle that could possibly work but there would not be any guarantee. Every member of the Younger family has an individual dream but they struggle to attain these throughout the play which suggests that the depression or happiness they face is directly related to their ability to attain these
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These yearnings for success are important to each person because all of them would like to better the family in their own way and each individual has their own expectations for the future. Bennie would like the money to help pay her medical school bills so she can become a doctor while Walter believes that his liquor store will help the family succeed quicker than anything else. Lena, still unsure of how to spread the money among her family will do whatever it takes to make her children’s lives easier. Another main concern of Walter revolves around Travis’ education which he believes he can provide if the liquor store opens. Benetha and Walter argue multiple times about how the insurance check, when used to put an investment down for a liquor store, would be a waste of money. All of them have their ideas of what to spend the money on but the overall goal to better the lives of the entire family unites them. Each person pushing their own agenda causes separation within the family structure, not because they are selfish, but because they believe their own idea overshadows the rest. This mindset that each member has is important because it shows how their impaired judgment although they all long for the same outcome of a house which unites their separate desires even with their lack of
These yearnings for success are important to each person because all of them would like to better the family in their own way and each individual has their own expectations for the future. Bennie would like the money to help pay her medical school bills so she can become a doctor while Walter believes that his liquor store will help the family succeed quicker than anything else. Lena, still unsure of how to spread the money among her family will do whatever it takes to make her children’s lives easier. Another main concern of Walter revolves around Travis’ education which he believes he can provide if the liquor store opens. Benetha and Walter argue multiple times about how the insurance check, when used to put an investment down for a liquor store, would be a waste of money. All of them have their ideas of what to spend the money on but the overall goal to better the lives of the entire family unites them. Each person pushing their own agenda causes separation within the family structure, not because they are selfish, but because they believe their own idea overshadows the rest. This mindset that each member has is important because it shows how their impaired judgment although they all long for the same outcome of a house which unites their separate desires even with their lack of