Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

A Raisin In The Sun A Raisin In The Sun is a play, or story written by Lorraine Hansberry about a family, the Youngers', living in poor conditions, and not being able to afford better. Even though the family is a very hard working family, especially Mama, Walter, and Ruth, they just cannot get themselves out of poverty, and improve their living conditions. However, an opportunity comes along and Mama proves to Walter that it is not just about dreams of a better life, but pride and family values are important as well. Mama teaches Walter a lesson about life, and about family. Mama's old-fashion pride, and family values bring this whole family together, and she teaches Walter that money does not buy happiness. Furthermore, optimism plays a very large role in this play. Mama is very optimistic about what she can do for the family with the money from her late husbands' insurance check. However, when Walter loses the money in an investment, she gets mad at first, but then decides that they could just remodel the place they live in. She states "I sees
Walter is stuck between a rock and a hard place because, like his father, he has dreams, and he wants his family to have a better life by investing the money in a liquor store. Walter wants the money so that he can prove that he is capable of making a future for his family. Walter thinks those dreams can buy his family happiness. Not to mention, he is trying to take care of the responsibilities of being a husband and a father. He is trying to be a role model for his son, and he allowed his "manly" pride to get in the way of making smart decision. I believe that Walter thought that being successful in business would teach his son, Travis, that he could be anything he wanted. However, Mama teaches Walter that no matter how much money you have, you can still be the person you want to