A Raisin In The Sun Analytical Essay

The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry depicts an African American family with many struggles, and by analyzing their struggles, certain lessons and the theme of this drama can be identified. While the family does seem to hold together, there are many problems that arise, such as having family issues, trying to fit into a community of a different race, struggling financially, etc. By the end of the play it seems as if the family has been able to figure things out a little more, but the root cause of most of their problems seemed to have come from money. Hansberry uses this play as a chance to show just how important and influential money is, and shows aspects that make the reader question the ethnically correct way to make and
The young boy, Travis, has to sleep in the living room, many of the other family members share rooms, and the entire family shares the place with other families. It is even mentioned that they have to share the bathroom, which also happens to be outside of the apartment, with some neighbors (LTHE 725). Overall the reader can tell that the Youngers do not have a very rich lifestyle, and living in such tight quarters with so many people is sure to get irritating. To make living conditions even tighter, the audience later finds out that Ruth is pregnant. The audience gets a glimpse into how worrisome it is for the family that there will be someone else packed into the small home, and to have another person that also needs a lot of monetary care. Beneatha, Walter’s sister who is also living with them, even made a comment about where the baby was going to sleep, and sarcastically said the roof (LTHE 743). That made Ruth feel even worse, and the audience finds out that she already put down a down payment to get an abortion (LTHE 752). The lack of money has even lead the family to consider abortion, which is something that, by many people, is considered to be ethnically