Importance Of Dreams In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

Many people have dreams and they work very hard in order to achieve them. Some people spent most of their lives focused on making their dreams come true, while some people let their dreams consume them and they lose sight in everything else. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, the characters each have their dreams and some are more determined to get to their goal than others.
Walter likes to dream a lot and is also determined to reach his dream. “Rich people don’t have to be flashy… though I’ll have to get something a little sportier for Ruth- maybe a Cadillac convertible to do her shopping in… and I’ll come up the steps to the house and the gardener will be chipping away at the hedges” (109). Walter’s talking to his son about what is going to happen in the next few years, but really is very unlikely.
Another quote where Walter’s dreams over exaggerates reality, but Ruth and Mama are the only ones who realize that. “Yeah you see, this little liquor store we got in mind cost
”Honey, you never say nothing new”(34). When Ruth says this Walter gets very mad and he rants about how Ruth doesn't want to listen to what he has to say. What happened in this scene shows Walter's determination towards his dream. We find out that this is not the first time he's talked about his dream of opening a liquor store, he's actually talk about it tons of times before Ruth says that's all you talk about.
Another time where we see Walter's determination for his dream is later on in the play when he got depressed because of the money that mama had. Mama notices this and decides to give Walter the remaining money. “I want so many things that are driving me kind of crazy ….mama”(__). This happens just before Mama gives Walter the money; this is another way Walter shows his