Metaphors In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

First and foremost throughout A Raisin in the Sun the Younger’s house is where the story takes place from beginning to end of the book. The Youngers do indeed leave the house, but the story does not change scenery. The house is a metaphor, it is like a train station there is always someone coming and someone going. The Younger’s household is crumbling down. The house crumbling down is a symbol for the family tearing apart over money. Since the movie changes scenery at time the viewer would not get the metaphor. The book makes you think, what could the metaphor be? The house is not the only metaphor. Mama has a plant that she planted in a pot, and it is still growing. It metaphorically means her dream, and family growing. In the movie you can