A Raisin in the sun essay
In the play A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, a story is told of the Younger’s, a lower class family struggling through the dreams, problems, and emotions life throws at them. The Youngers are a large African American family that include Ruth, a hardworking woman and the mom of Travis; walter, travis’s father and a man with a big dream, Benetha,the independent woman and the sister of Walter, travis, the playful child of walter and ruth, and lastly, mama, a hardworking and inspiring woman and the mother and grandma of walter, benetha, ruth, and travis. After Mama’s husband’s death, she receives a check in the mail for ten thousand dollars, this is a big deal for the Youngers.One day, Mama decides to spend this money on a brand new house for the whole family. The house she bought was located in an all white neighborhood, this caused some problems for the Youngers. The Clybourne Park Owners Association, the people in charge of the home buying for that neighborhood, told the Youngers that they had the choice of taking money instead of moving into their new home. I do mostly agree with the anonymous writer's statement that agreeing could be demeaning and …show more content…
If the Youngers did take the money and stayed in their current house, then Ruth could have her baby and have enough money to support it, Beneatha could use the money for her schooling, and everyone else would not have to work as hard to keep the family striving. The Youngers constantly work for their money, no matter what is going on in their life, “I got to go in. We need the money”. If they take the money then they could take a break from the constant work. Considering the Youngers situation, taking the money would be the smart and practical thing to do and it would help them the
In the play A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, a story is told of the Younger’s, a lower class family struggling through the dreams, problems, and emotions life throws at them. The Youngers are a large African American family that include Ruth, a hardworking woman and the mom of Travis; walter, travis’s father and a man with a big dream, Benetha,the independent woman and the sister of Walter, travis, the playful child of walter and ruth, and lastly, mama, a hardworking and inspiring woman and the mother and grandma of walter, benetha, ruth, and travis. After Mama’s husband’s death, she receives a check in the mail for ten thousand dollars, this is a big deal for the Youngers.One day, Mama decides to spend this money on a brand new house for the whole family. The house she bought was located in an all white neighborhood, this caused some problems for the Youngers. The Clybourne Park Owners Association, the people in charge of the home buying for that neighborhood, told the Youngers that they had the choice of taking money instead of moving into their new home. I do mostly agree with the anonymous writer's statement that agreeing could be demeaning and …show more content…
If the Youngers did take the money and stayed in their current house, then Ruth could have her baby and have enough money to support it, Beneatha could use the money for her schooling, and everyone else would not have to work as hard to keep the family striving. The Youngers constantly work for their money, no matter what is going on in their life, “I got to go in. We need the money”. If they take the money then they could take a break from the constant work. Considering the Youngers situation, taking the money would be the smart and practical thing to do and it would help them the