Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin In The Sun - Dreams Essay -- English L

A Raisin in the Sun - DreamsDreamsThe play A Raisin in the Sun demonstrates the hardships and successesof the members of a black family living in the entropy side of Chicagoduring the 50s. For the Youngers, dreams are carriage. They are whatbring the family together and pull it apart without the play. Eachmember of the family has a grumpy dream, and all(prenominal) of those dreamsis ilk a wall being built betwixt its receiveer and various other membersof the family. Everyones dream straddles the line among selfishnessand goodness for the family however, some, analogous Walters, seem to bepulled more by the solemness of selfishness. Both Mama and Ruth sharethe same dream, but each has a slightly different reason for herpreference.Walters dream is the close apparent from the beginning of the play,and he presses his family and himself until he accomplishes his goal.Walter focuses so much on his dream, however, that he leaves no roomfor his family. One may ask, why is he so intent on his dream? Walteris out to prove something to himself, to his family, and to the world.He needs to show people that he is a while and is responsible. No oneever trusted Walter with anything strategic as nooky be seen when hesays, Aint nobody with me Not even my own mother (Hansberry, 85).In all of his life, Walter was not allowed to grow into a man and bearthe responsibility of his life and the lives of his family. Mama hasalways been the head of the family, and Walter neer got the accident inhis childhood to take responsibility with less important matterstherefore, when he is handed a check for $6500, Walter does what henever had the chance to do before. Walters father was a proud man who treasured his family t... ...s possessions in the minds of many people. They cantear apart a family like the Youngers, or they can grasp and control amind like that of Walter. However, dreams are items not easily leftbehind, and if they were, what would become of the people who po ssessthem? Dreams make up a part of the life of humans that without, whocan say where life may lead a person. Probably nowhere. For withoutdreams, a human has no ambitions and no desire to make any relate uponthe world. Without dreams the human race would be one of idlecreatures that desire vigor more than to be like the cockroaches inthis play, searching only for the necessities of life between periodsof sleep. Maybe that would be better, though, for someone like Walterafter all, what has he done but be a burden upon society? Or will hesomeday succeed because of a dream, if only through his son?