Tradition And Culture In The 1950's

For many years traditions have been passed down generations to generations to teach future generations the cultural background and the origin of their family. Throughout the years, many traditions die out because the world around them changes. Yet, there are still families that practice those traditions which impact the people and the community around them in a negative way. It’s not their fault they act and feel that way the root of the problem is the tradition and custom of which they were born in.
During the 1950’s, racism was still being practiced because it was around so long that it seemed “normal” to treat people who looked different differently. Parents showed their kids to act this way because that was the tradition the parents grew up in. During those times, African …show more content…
This play shows the struggle families had in those times because of custom and tradition. For instance, it was very unlikely for an African American women to have a career or even go to school. Because it was a custom for women to stay home to watch the kids and clean around the house. Yet, Beneatha a character in the play broke from tradition and was going to school and got very defensive when people questioned her about becoming a doctor. “To the doctor, I think.” shows that no one especially her mother thinks she’s serious about becoming a doctor. Knowing that even her own mothers doesn’t think she will succeed made Beneatha fell really less motivated “The doctor? You don’t think-“. Soon after she quickly defends her self-saying “I am becoming a doctor!” doing this lightens up her spirit and corrects her mother and anybody who doubts her that she is going to become a doctor. Beneatha wasn’t the only one fighting against tradition, her family was too. When they bought a house in a white neighborhood called Clybourne Park, they thought nothing of it since they saw no problem. Until, a Clybourne Park Improvement