A_Raisin_In_The_Sun

A Raisin In The Sun “A Raisin in the Sun” In “A Raisin in the Sun,” Lorraine Hansberry shows that having dreams is essential to the lives of the characters in the play. In particular, the main character Walter Younger has idealistic dreams of better lives for himself and his family. When Walter is introduced in the play, it appears that he is frustrated with his current position in life. His frustrations stem from his inability to provide for his family and his lack of control in making his dreams of a better life become a reality. Throughout the play Walter struggles with these dreams and exhibits greed and foolishness. The consequences of his actions force him to grow up and become the man that his family needs him to be. Walter realizes the selfish nature of his dreams and learns that he must put the dreams of his family as a whole before his own. In Act I, Scene 1, Walter speaks of his dreams and appears to have the best intentions for his family. He believes that an investment in the liquor store business with his friends is the ideal way to lift them out of poverty. dreams, walter, family, play, money, learns, become, shows, selfishness, selfish, own, must, means, mama, father’s, causes, about, in, world, walter’s, things, tells, sun, struggles, store, start, scene, realizes, raisin, nothing, man, lives, liquor, life, lack