Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

Walter has changed his whole family. He has started so much conflict with all his family. His family at this rate will be better off without him. “You ain’t looked at it yet and you don’t aim to speak on that again? You ain’t looked at it and you have decided-well, you tell that to my boy tonight when you put him to sleep on the living room couch.” This just shows how much he wants to have HER money for himself because he is selfish and a shallow person. He is the reason why the family is tearing apart. Also, Walters actions show how edgy and inpatient he is. (Violently flinging the coat after her) He starts to get very violent, he flings things, slams doors, yells at mama, and starts to get verbally abusive towards her. He doesn’t know how to let things go and how to think in another person’s perspective. He only wants to do what he wants, he doesn’t care what the other family members want he just knows what he wants to get and forces the decision upon them all.

Walter is one of the characters to impact the play. His main goal is to get Mama’s money that would be coming the next day so he can open his very own business. The conflict of this is that all the talking about the cash and the idea of getting a liquor business makes most of the family disagree with it. The family would rather use the currency for something more important. Walter talks with his wife, Ruth, and states “you see, this little liquor store we got in mind cost seventy-five thousand.” Ruth at this time, is trying to avoid the subject because she didn’t want to talk about the money.

Walter is in for a big surprise. When his mother finds out about his plans, she rains on his parade. She decides to exercise her authority as the holder of the check. She’s going to fulfill her dream instead; buy a house, with a garden, for her family. Walter still thinks he’s going to get the money.

Ruth will go beyond her way get make her family happy. She started working more hours to make everything happen for them. One day Mamma give Walter half of the money, but she said to put three thousand in the saving for Beneatha’s school but Water didn’t listen but he put the whole 6,500. Ruth and Mamma were very upset but what happen happen already. In the book Ruth say “ I don’t know what it is- but he needs something I can’t give him anymore”(Hansberry, pg.85). Ruth relationship this quote shows the tension and misunderstanding of Ruth and Walter in their relationship. Ruth shows that she honestly doesn't know what to do to help their relationship. When Walter did that mistake by butting all the money to store it became a big problem to the family. Ruth family poor financial situation has to double as a housewife and working mother. Both Ruth and her husband Walter are frustrated with their lives, and their marriage is in trouble. Now Ruth has to find some type of job to cover the house bills and everything else. Ruth and Walter finally found a day to go out and she was telling everyone about it. She said “Lord, that man – don’t changed so ‘round here. You know – you know what we did last night? Me and Walter Lee?…(Smiling to herself) We went to the movies. (Looking at BENEATHA to see if she understands). We went to the movies. You know the last time me and Walter went to the movies together?BENEATHA No. RUTH Me

Walter Lee, wanted to get rich, but fast. “Walter: You know the check is coming tomorrow” (Hansberry, 1994, p. 36). This shows Walter’s greed for the money, that was passed down to Mama, to keep them afloat. We see early on in the play, that Walter had his heart set on this check, that was coming in the mail.

A Raisin in the Sun, play by Lorraine Hansberry depicts the life of the Younger family. Youngers is an African American family living in Chicago in 1950s, they are struggling for money. As the play proceeds, they run into a plenty of problems. The younger family is slowly tearing apart. Ruth younger the wife of Walter Lee Younger is holding the family from ripping apart. Ruth is the person who supports everyone in the family. Ruth's capability of thinking through and beyond with her fearless and rational nature makes her mature, selfless and loving women.

As the events unfold the money is lost, without the money Walter thinks his dreams are gone. Mama on the other hand feels that with the money gone, it will not change things, she thinks they can make due. Throughout, all of this both Mama and Walter seem to have forgotten about Ruth and the baby on the way. The fact appears to be that neither of them have considered what is really necessary for the family to grow and have the environment it needs to be healthy. Once they both are able look at the bigger picture they realize sometimes they have to give up their dreams and things they want for the good and growth of the younger

When Walter finds out Ruth is pregnant and is thinking of having an abortion his reaction is disgraceful. He cannot find any words to say to her and Mama declares, “If you a son of mine, tell her! (Walter picks up his keys and his coat and walks out)” (Hansberry 850). Walter cannot say anything because he also feels the baby would impede on his dreams.

Walter begins to drink, stay away from home, and to constantly argue with his wife, Ruth. Walter's life is contrasted by the role of his recently widowed mother, who holds to more traditional values of acceptance of life's lot and of making the best of any situation. Walter Lee's "Mama" holds Walter's father up as an example of a man with pride and a man that, despite racial injustice in a dualistic society, worked hard to provide for his family. This adds to Walter's frustration. Walter now feels incapable and small in his mama's eyes.

Ruth is so excited and ready to move in, knowing it will bring them back together as a big happy family. “If this is my time in life-my time-to say good-bye- to these goddamned cracked walls!” But Walter is devastated because the money did not go towards the liquor store. Ruth is just like another Mama, bringing everyone together to get along with one another and making sure everyone is happy and making the right choices and always being

In “A Raisin in the Sun” Lorraine Hansberry uses a setting similar to the way she lived as a child. Throughout the play Hansberry exemplifies how the setting Validates; furthermore, epitomizes the Younger family’s dire situation. “A Raisin In the Sun” was published by Lorraine Hansberry as a domestic tragedy. Lorraine Hansberry was born on May 19, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois. She wrote A Raisin in the Sun, a play about a struggling black family, which opened on Broadway to great success.

and she’s going to be a doctor-and we are very proud,” (Hansberry 148). Walter recognizes all his family’s wishes and dreams instead of just his own and becomes a man by putting the importance of family ahead of him instead of his desire to tend his family. Family is what unites the Younger family together and resist the

Showing his frustration to his mother, Walter does not feel like he will ever acquire his dream because he feels like he never got the chance or opportunity to. The inability of not able to provide a better life for his household is causing him to stress, act out of character and clouding his decision making. With nowhere else to turn he thought he could use his father’s life insurance money to invest into a liquor store which turned into a scam. Walter feeling trapped from making advancements in life, he makes a huge mistake and learns from this error. In the play Walter is talking to mother describing his anger,

Walter is upset about what Mama has done. She chose to fulfill her dream of a owning a home over anyone else’s dream.

After Mama tells Walter she was out taking care of business Walter replies with ”What kind of business?” This short simple reply from Walter gives the effect that he’s worried about something and wants an answer quick. Walter being in such a state of worrisome shows that he is really worried about the money and if Mama spent it or not. The insurance money was key to Walter’s plans of owning his own liquor store. After Mama isn’t quick to answer Walter’s first few questions he grows even more restless and says, “Where were you, Mama? Mama, you didn’t do something with that insurance money, something crazy?” Finally, Mama answers saying she took care of business Walter gets even more upset because he could tell she used the insurance money and could almost see his dream crumbling before his very own eyes. Lorraine Hansberry asks numerous questions when she writes as Walter in order to create a sense of urgency and worry on the whereabouts of the money. This is an example that supports the theme because Walter dreamt of having his own liquor store while Mama and much of their family dreamt of living in a nicer house, which she decided to