Capitalism vs Family Values in A Raisin in the Sun Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun is a view of a working-class African American family living on the South Side of Chicago during the 1950's. The main plot concerns how the family will spend a $10,000 life insurance check, and because of this much of the play is concerned with money, its role in fulfilling dreams, and the valuation of happiness in addition to the struggle for identity, and the meaning of family. Nowhere in the play is the
But then slowly like a raisin drying up in the sun, his dream is slowly sucked out of him. He finds that one of his friends hustled the other two and ran off with their money. He lost all of the money which he was responsible for. He quickly devises a plan after a visit from the neighborhood association to take the money for the new home and run. Walter really believes that money is the only thing that would make everyone happy. Mama: Son-- how come you talk so much 'bout money? Walter: Because
together. Mama helps her family achieve their dreams by running a moral household. In this quote Beneatha had just viciously rejected Walter as “no Brother of mine� and Mama is reprimanding her, “in one of the most recognized passages from A Raisin in the Sun, telling her that she must “measure him right� and love Walter when the rest of the world cannot.� Because of Mama’s morality she believes that it was very wrong of Beneatha to say that and that Beneatha needs to learn to love others
Unlike the many stories highlighting race relations in American history, where the white man forcibly removes minorities from their homes, such as Native Americans throughout the continent dragged to Oklahoma, and African slaves taken from West Africa against their will, Hansberry sees the new white power to be found in polite, yet stern seemingly political approaches. Lindner forms a common ground with the Lee family by introducing his motive in the form of claiming to be meeting with them on
Lena’s solid beliefs for how family is important and her number one priority, and the traditional setting may not be focused on separately, because they appear to be impacted by her strong spiritual faith. Whatever human service therapist working with Lena ought to consider how highly she value her spiritual beliefs and build her counseling around them. According to Carpenter (2003), [many religious clients are uncomfortable with therapists who do not share their beliefs] (para. 7). Consequently
The four main characters in the play all deal with other obstacles as well. The other main obstacles are economical, social, and moral. Lena Younger or mama, is the head of the household. She works in other people’s kitchens as a cook. She probably works for very little but she puts her daughter through college. Im sure she would rather not be working for someone basically as a slave or for very little money but she accepts her job because of the time period that she
He is so fanatic about his dream, that he is uncaring to his family. He talks non-stop about his dream but still shouts; "WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE LISTEN TO ME TODAY!" (70). Walter is so addicted to his dream that it overshadows everything else that is going on. Walter is so selfish that as the story unfolds and Walter realizes that Mama has made a down payment on a house in a white middle class neighborhood he feels like his dream has been butchered. Walter says to Mama "… You run our
Additionally, Walter has a meltdown when he learns that the money will not be going toward his dream. As a matter of fact, he stops going to work along with fighting with his family. As the novel progresses, Mama informs Walter that the money is to be split between a new house, Beneatha's education, and the rest is for him to do what he wants. Instead of following Mama's orders, Walter takes the money meant to go towards Beneatha and himself and gives it to Willy. Willy ended up running off with
Though of course Mama refused the deal. It didn’t matter to Mama that they were moving into a predominantly white neighborhood, she just wanted her own home with a garden and a yard. In the given quote Mama talks about how the world has changed and how Walter is more interested in being rich then his true self, “Mama: Oh—So now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money. I guess the world really do change . . .Walter: No—it was always money, Mama. We just didn’t
He also dreams of having a more loving relationship with his wife, since they seem to drift away from each other due to stressful circumstances. And he wants to earn so much money that his son can choose from among the best colleges when he turns seventeen. Unlike Walter, Mama, that is, Lena Younger, believes that money is only a means to an end and that dreams are more important than material wealth. She dreams to own a house with a garden and a big yard in which Travis can play. Ever since
She embraces the forging culture by being the only female undertaking a medical degree. Hansberry shows the struggles Beneatha has to face in the American culture with her sex and major choice in college. Walter Lee is the son of Lena Younger. Walker is determined to become very wealthy and he will “have nothing less than the complete American dream” (Washington 114). He wants to use his father’s insurance money to open a liquor store. He thinks that becoming wealthy will give him some sort of
The only thing he sets himself up for, however, is failure. Mama also has her dream: a new house. Her late husband worked his entire life to move his family up in the world, and Mama intends to fulfill her husband’s dream for his family. When the insurance check comes, Mama immediately puts the down payment on a house. Walter’s response to this is to get angry and leave. At this time one might ask if Mama was wrong to pursue her own dream and leave Walter’s like she has done for her son’s
Mama literally means that if her plant does not get enough sunlight, it will not survive much longer; however, in metaphorical terms, Mama is saying that her husbands life insurance check is the last chance she has to buy a house, or she will not be able to achieve her dream within her lifetime. Later in the play, Beneatha and Mama have a disagreement, so Mama goes to their room to calm herself down; to try to diffuse the fight, Ruth attempts to get Mama out of her room by being telling Mama what
But in Act II he finds out by Bobo (a flat character) that the liquor store investment was just a scam and all of the family money was lost in that scam. Mama can not believe what she is hearing so she asked "Son, I gave you sixty-five hundred dollars. Is it gone?" (pg.1819) And Walter replies "Yessss!... All of it It's all gone " (pg. 1819) Beneatha was mad when she heard the news that Walter loss her school money, "The insurance money. My brother just gave it away. He made an investment
I drive a man around in his limousine and I say, Yes, sir; no, sir; very good, sir; shall I take the Drive, sir?' Mama that ain't no kind of job that ain't nothing at all " (Hansberry 60). The Younger family has not been able to experience the finer things in life, and Walter, being the authoritative male figure, feels he is at fault knows that a change is needed. Walter's solution is to use his father's life insurance money to fund the acquiring of a liquor license. The women of the household
At times when she seems troubled or agitated, Asagai’s first instinct is to ask her if “something [is] wrong” and comfort her by “touching her, gently, sweetly” (I: ii, 44 and III: i, 121). His tenderness appeals to the Youngers immediately, as seen at his first encounter with Mama. She “[looks] at [Asagai] as she would Walter,” her own child (I: ii, 49). Asagai is distinguished as a truly “good man” due to his instant charm, and amiable aura. George and Asagai’s ironic characteristics contradict
Walter is currently not satisfied with his life, working for a rich white man, and barely being able to properly take care of his family. He works as a chauffeur where there is no room for moving up to make more money, even with him sucking up to his boss frequently. Walter’s dream is to invest in a liquor store with a so called buddy of his named Willie Harris. Walter feels as if this is the best way to spend the money, since he would be his own boss and it would allow him to provide for his family
I had planned on walking the students through one of the close reading questions and finding the contextual evidence that supported the answer that I found. I would have then questioned students on the underlying meaning of another section and had them defend their position based on contextual evidence that they found. This would have better prepared them to go through the close reading questions in groups and engaged their thinking in upper level analysis. Another challenge to my time management
Dubois’s view is less radical because it does not call for the abandonment of American culture, but simply acknowledges that African-Americans are trapped between twoness of cultures. Throughout the play, Beneatha represents the search for an identity that many African-Americans encounter when she seeks out her own identity. Her boyfriends, Asagai and Murchison, exemplify the two cultures that are options to Beneatha, and illustrate the twoness Dubois speaks of: American assimilation with Asagai
The characters in the play connect money with discussions of race. Mama says, “Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money. I guess the world really do change.” Walter grows up being “free” in the way that Mama speaks about, but he faces other problems, such as the lack of financial and social freedom. Walter believes that freedom is not enough and that, while civil rights are a large step for blacks, in the real world—for the Youngers, the South Side of Chicago—blacks are still treated
She knows herself. During this time, men expected women to acquiesce to their demands; they should “just get married and be quiet,” says Walter Younger (Hansberry 960). Hansberry’s use of dialogue further emphasizes the narrow-minded view of men in the 1950s. Bennie and Walter’s fighting spurred from Walter's chauvinistic, bigoted outlook of Beneatha. Walter often criticizes Beneatha's medical school dreams. He constantly brings up the cost of her schooling. Walter centers his argument merely
store and had it robbed away. The worst part is, is that some of it wasn’t even his money. Both fathers played a role in breaking dreams with the fault of losing the money. In both stories the mothers played big factors in what happened in A Raisin in the Sun, mama was the one with the money to spend, she bought a house and trusted Walter with the rest, she was the one that gave Walter the support to do what he believed he could do. The mother in each Arthur’s and William’s families have to go through
The worst part is, is that some of it wasn't even his money. Both fathers played a role in breaking dreams with the fault of losing the money. In both stories the mothers played big factors in what happened in A Raisin in the Sun, mama was the one with the money to spend, she bought a house and trusted Walter with the rest, she was the one that gave Walter the support to do what he believed he could do. The mother in each Arthur's and William's families have to go through some rough stuff to just
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despair d. preoccupation with the past 27. What is Mama’s immediate reaction to the news of the loss of the money? a. She sobs hysterically. b. She begins unpacking. c. She goes into a trance-like state. d. She hits Walter. 28. What is the climax of the play? a. Mama puts a down payment on the house. b. Walter turns down Lindner’s offer. c. Ruth finds out she’s pregnant. d. Beneatha decides to move to Africa. 29. All of the following are conflicts in the play except: a
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a uniform race (George and Walter) since one can visit New-York and the other can't. Hence, the conflict appears between what the money should and could make, and how the family members reacted towards it. The clear primary theme of "A Raisin in the Sun" has to do with race and racism. Almost every step with the Youngers' life is affected by their race. First, the Youngers' kind of jobs and misfortune are interrelated. For example, Walter Lee works in a low class job and the conflict could
and aiding the Northern Alliance. By November 21, the Taliban had lost Kabul and by December 9 had been completely routed. The Taliban — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/spot/taliban.html#ixzz1qSui7eTi In the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns it describes the life of two girls, Mariam and Laila, and how there lives collide. Both women live in Afghanistan during the soviet and Taliban times. Mariam represents the life of girl forced to follow old practices and Laila represents the new idea
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