works hard for a living barely scraping by. We are reminded of this throughout Lorraine Hansbury’s play A Raisin in the Sun. One of the main themes in this play is that money can’t buy happiness. The character who best conveys this theme is Walter Younger‚ a lean‚ intense young man in his middle thirties‚ who works as a chauffer in order to support his family. In my opinion‚ this character fits this theme because of how he believes money can provide true happiness for him and his family. However‚ certain
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actually done something that will benefit herself‚ Walter‚ Beneatha‚ Ruth‚ Travis‚ and even the new expecting baby. Mama is the member of the family that everyone else goes to for advice; even when they know that the advice won’t be what they want to hear‚ they know she will give them the advice that’s in their best interest. From the outward appearance and someone’s first thought‚ people may not think Mama is very important; but the Younger family would not be able to cooperate and succeed without
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families‚ social standings in society. Happiness is only one part of the American Dream. Mama wanted her children to be happy‚ Walter thought that having money and owning his own business would make him happy‚ Ruth wanted to make everyone happy and Beneatha had many ideas of happiness. For this family‚ coming from a poor black community‚ what they all really wanted was to be able to live somewhere with room for everyone in the family‚ to have a bit of money and not struggle. How they each went about
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around the 1950s. This story revealed many values and purposes such as Beneatha and Ruth. Both characters in in the play had a dream which involved an insurance check they received after the death of Lena’s husband. Beneatha dreamed to become a doctor and to find the correct way to “express” herself. Ruth a hardworking housewife dreamed to be wealthy and have a happy family for her son Travis and husband Walter. But Beneatha thought that being a house wife wasn’t her she didn’t want to be like others
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hundred thousand a year (Hansberry 984). So‚ when given the opportunity‚ Walter Lee gives his father’s death money to Willy Harris (Hansberry ). Ruth‚ Walter Lee’s wife‚ says that Willy Harris is a‚ “good for nothing loud mouth” (Hansberry 984). Beneatha‚ Walter Lee’s sister‚ says that not even Ruth’s son Travis‚ a ten year old boy‚ would trust Willy Harris (Hansberry 1024). Given this‚ the fact that Walter Lee believes that Willy Harris is trustworthy of sixty five hundred dollars is irrational
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Gardner‚ from the movie‚ “The Pursuit of Happyness” and Walter Younger in the novel‚ The Raisin in The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry struggle with this problem in pursuing their dreams. “The Pursuit of Happyness” set in San Francisco in the 1980’s‚ focused on Chris Gardner‚ a man without money‚ who was pursing his dreams to make a better life for him and his family. The Raisin in The Sun‚ set in Chicago in the 1940’s‚ was about Walter Younger who was also pursuing a dream to open a liquor store to provide
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hard times and difficulty. The author developed each character to represent a different generation; in the play‚ each generation has its own idea about using the insurance money to achieve their dreams. Mamas old fashioned generation‚ Walters and Beneathas new generation‚ and Travis’ uprising generation all affect their overall perspectives in life because all generations have different meanings to what a dream is and not all generations see the good side of every desire because there is a significant
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represent a subconscious drive‚ which creates the desire to be willing to do whatever it takes to complete that goal. It is a passion that will go unsatisfied without completion‚ that could turn into depression and loss of hope. For Walter Lee Younger‚ dreams are everything. Walter’s character in the play revolves around the hope that his dream will come true. He desperately wants to be somebody in the world. He wants to be someone that is respected‚ someone able to acquire the better things in
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Final Essay April 22‚ 2013 Honors English 9B When feeling hopeless‚ one may lose sight of their traditional values and chase flawed or unrealistic dreams. In the play‚ A Raisin in the Sun‚ author Lorraine Hansberry‚ uses character Walter Lee Younger to demonstrate a misguided‚ materialistic alteration of the traditional American Dream. Walter Lee‚ in a misguided vision of money as the answer to all of life’s tests‚ forgets traditional family values and instead chases only materialistic aspirations
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husband. The check was for $10‚000 which they have been trying to figure out what they are going to be doing with it. Mama‚ Beneatha‚ and Walter all have a dream of what they want to spend the money on but they can’t come to a compromise. I would side with Walter’s decision because over time it would help the family make money and get the family above the poverty line. While Beneatha wants to become a doctor which she is going to need to go to school for and get a degree. Which at the moment is what she
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