Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun
Did you ever think that one of your best friends could steal something from you? The Younger family received a 10,000 dollar check due to insurance money. Walter Lee Younger’s father had died also know has “Big” Walter. Walter really wanted to use the money on his lifelong dream, but what he didn't know was that his best friend would take something very important to him(his dream). The rest of Walter’s family had dreams too, but not many were ever met.
Walter has to give up his dream of owning his own liquor store to focus on the more important things in life. In the beginning of the play we learn that walter wants to own his own business and make a lot of money. Walter told his son travis that when he grows up he will have money from his
father's business to make a very fine living. Walter's mother Lena Younger told him not to invest in the store because it would be a waste of money, but walter did it anyway and invested the rest of the money from the check. Then bobo arrived at the youngers house and he told walter “Man, Willy is gone.” Willy, walter's best friend stole all of the invested money. The family was very disappointed with walter because they did not know that he invested all of the money. At first, Walter would not accept that he was being selfish so he went to his room and stayed there just thinking. The quote that was said by bobo symbolizes walter losing his dream and all of the money. Walter was destroyed when he first learned about willy. After all of his thinking he came out and realized that his dream was not gone and that he could always hold on to his family because that's all he has in the world. Walter learns when to hold on and let things go when they are important to everyone. Walter started out selfish but then became a very caring character at the end.
A non- family member but one of the more important characters in the play, Joseph Asagai had to partially give up his dream/ hope of marrying Beneath and moving back to Africa. Asagai was a character who came in very early in the story. Right away you could tell that he like Beneatha. He tries to help Beneatha understand her roots and what kind of culture she comes from. Beneatha seems sort of starstruck when Asagai tells her about this, and when he asks her to marry him and move back to africa with him. Later in the story Asagai's chances drop when Walter says to Beneatha “Girl, if you don't get all them silly ideas out of your head! You better marry yourself a man with some loot.” The family wants Beneatha to marry George Murchison. Asagai doesn't know what she will do and the story ends with no conclusion to this problem. Even if Asagai goes back to africa without Beneatha he will always have his african roots and he will have lots to do over there. He understands when to hold onto things when they are very important to him and have an impact on his life, he will let go of something when they do not involve him.
Walter has to give up his dream of owning his own liquor store to focus on the more important things in life. In the beginning of the play we learn that walter wants to own his own business and make a lot of money. Walter told his son travis that when he grows up he will have money from his
father's business to make a very fine living. Walter's mother Lena Younger told him not to invest in the store because it would be a waste of money, but walter did it anyway and invested the rest of the money from the check. Then bobo arrived at the youngers house and he told walter “Man, Willy is gone.” Willy, walter's best friend stole all of the invested money. The family was very disappointed with walter because they did not know that he invested all of the money. At first, Walter would not accept that he was being selfish so he went to his room and stayed there just thinking. The quote that was said by bobo symbolizes walter losing his dream and all of the money. Walter was destroyed when he first learned about willy. After all of his thinking he came out and realized that his dream was not gone and that he could always hold on to his family because that's all he has in the world. Walter learns when to hold on and let things go when they are important to everyone. Walter started out selfish but then became a very caring character at the end.
A non- family member but one of the more important characters in the play, Joseph Asagai had to partially give up his dream/ hope of marrying Beneath and moving back to Africa. Asagai was a character who came in very early in the story. Right away you could tell that he like Beneatha. He tries to help Beneatha understand her roots and what kind of culture she comes from. Beneatha seems sort of starstruck when Asagai tells her about this, and when he asks her to marry him and move back to africa with him. Later in the story Asagai's chances drop when Walter says to Beneatha “Girl, if you don't get all them silly ideas out of your head! You better marry yourself a man with some loot.” The family wants Beneatha to marry George Murchison. Asagai doesn't know what she will do and the story ends with no conclusion to this problem. Even if Asagai goes back to africa without Beneatha he will always have his african roots and he will have lots to do over there. He understands when to hold onto things when they are very important to him and have an impact on his life, he will let go of something when they do not involve him.