Raisin In The Sun Decisions
A Raisin In The Sun
There are many choices that people make everyday that can I,pact the rest of their lives. When making a decision that can strongly affect someone, it is important that they make the best one they can. For example, if someone were to make a decision off of only what they know about it, they might not end up in the best place they could. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, there is a very important decision that the characters must collectively make in order for them to have their own American Dream. The Younger family is faced with a decision on if they could live in a better neighborhood or if they could let a Lindner, a man who is trying to get them to stay where they are living now, buy back the house and give them …show more content…
Her reaction is more understanding and calm than disappointing, which is much different for her. She knows that this is a time when Walter needs more support and love from his family than anything else. It's almost as if Mama knows that right now, can change Walter into the man that Mama wants him to be, as his father was. Later after this happens and Lindner comes back to the house for a second time as Walter told him to. Mama tells Walter to inform Lindner on the decision they made, despite what Lindner had earlier told them. Walter starts to describe to Lindner what their family had and still has to go through everyday just to survive. All the extra and dehumanizing jobs that they have done to try to support their family. He explains to Lindner his own fathers life and his own struggles that he had to face. Walter makes it clear that his father earned this house with his whole life and that they would like to go through with buying the house, never mind what he has to say about it. Walter lets Lindner know that they will not cause any problems in this neighborhood and that they will try their best to be good neighbors. As Walter is saying this, everyone in the room has tears in their eyes, Mama especially is very proud of her son. She mentions to Ruth that "he finally came into his manhood today, didn't he? kind of like a rainbow after the rain" (pg 151). By Walter making this decision for the family obviously impressed Mama which was a good thing not only for their relationship, but the whole families well
There are many choices that people make everyday that can I,pact the rest of their lives. When making a decision that can strongly affect someone, it is important that they make the best one they can. For example, if someone were to make a decision off of only what they know about it, they might not end up in the best place they could. In the play A Raisin in the Sun, there is a very important decision that the characters must collectively make in order for them to have their own American Dream. The Younger family is faced with a decision on if they could live in a better neighborhood or if they could let a Lindner, a man who is trying to get them to stay where they are living now, buy back the house and give them …show more content…
Her reaction is more understanding and calm than disappointing, which is much different for her. She knows that this is a time when Walter needs more support and love from his family than anything else. It's almost as if Mama knows that right now, can change Walter into the man that Mama wants him to be, as his father was. Later after this happens and Lindner comes back to the house for a second time as Walter told him to. Mama tells Walter to inform Lindner on the decision they made, despite what Lindner had earlier told them. Walter starts to describe to Lindner what their family had and still has to go through everyday just to survive. All the extra and dehumanizing jobs that they have done to try to support their family. He explains to Lindner his own fathers life and his own struggles that he had to face. Walter makes it clear that his father earned this house with his whole life and that they would like to go through with buying the house, never mind what he has to say about it. Walter lets Lindner know that they will not cause any problems in this neighborhood and that they will try their best to be good neighbors. As Walter is saying this, everyone in the room has tears in their eyes, Mama especially is very proud of her son. She mentions to Ruth that "he finally came into his manhood today, didn't he? kind of like a rainbow after the rain" (pg 151). By Walter making this decision for the family obviously impressed Mama which was a good thing not only for their relationship, but the whole families well