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Examples Of Conflict In Raisin In The Sun

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Your parents never really do understand you. Growing up children and parents are simply destined to butt heads thanks to different ideologies the newer always adapts, much to the bewilderment of the older one. This type of conflict is prominently displayed in Hansberry’s Raisin In The Sun. Walter Lee Young after years of serving as a footman experiences an existential crisis where he realizes he wants to take charge of his, and finally aims to seriously pursue his dreams. This journey is not met without resistance of course. Who else to tell him no other than his dear mother. In fact it’s mama’s resistance of her children ideals that leads to the majority of the conflict throughout the novel.The play treats the generational gaps as the catalyst for all the play’s conflict through Mama’s vexation on Beneatha's outlook, her belief that colored people are meant to working class, and her strict religious principles.
Your mother is meant to be your biggest supporter in the world. The person rooting for you when the whole world wants nothing less than to see you crash and burn. This is luckily the case for Beneatha Younger, the younger sister of Walter, who despite the societal pressures of the 60s wishes to pursue a career as a doctor. This already being the prefect example of the differences between generations. A woman pursuing a career 30 …show more content…

Mama grew up in generation where grandparents had most likely been slaves. Her life was hard but unlike those of her parents or grandparents, she was given the privilege to work. She was finally given a way to sustain herself and her family, keep them afloat, all while in their modest cozy home. Taking from the fact that she most likely grew up with nothing it makes sense when you see how complainant she is. She’s simply thankful that her family can eat, for her that is enough. MAMA

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