The Value of Dreams

             Dreams are vital to the life of every person. Without dreams, there is nothing to plan or look
             forward to; therefore, no reason to live. The Younger family in A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine
             Hansberry has many dreams for the future that a $10,000 insurance check guarantees them. I
             also have dreams and hopes for my future, college, a job, and a family are all things that I want
             Due to Walter Younger's death, his widow, Lena Younger, receives a $10,000 insurance
             check. Lena's dream is to own her own two story house. She takes the money and uses some of
             it to put a down payment on a nice little house in an all white neighborhood. This causes some
             problems and conflicts, but in the end, Lena's dream is fulfilled and she gets the home that she
             and her deceased husband always wanted. Her son, Walter Younger Jr., also has great plans for
             that money, even though it isn't really his. He wanted to invest into buying a liquor store with
             two buddies. Lena let him have $3,500 to do what he liked with and another $3,000 to put in a
             savings account for his sister. Instead, he puts all of it into the liquor store. Then he discovers
             that one of his "friends" took off with the money, all of it. His dream of providing a better life
             for his family is shattered. Lena also plans to help her daughter, Beneatha, get an education so
             that she can fulfill her dream of becoming a doctor. Bennie's dream is not really taken seriously
             by anyone since black doctors are unheard of, much less a female black doctor. Still, her mother
             believed in Bennie and supported her by giving her $3,000 of her check by way of having Walter
             Jr. put it in the bank for her. Unfortunately, he put it all into his dream instead and lost her
             future along with his. Ruth's only wish was for everyone to be happy and for her life to be
             peaceful. In a way, her dream came true because in the end, e
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