A raisin in the sun
In Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun," the Younger family faces numerous situations and dilemmas that obstruct their path to a better life and future. They struggle in obtaining money, finding their identity, and dealing with a prejudice society. Though, these conflicts only increase their pride, esteem and dignity throughout the drama. A place of poverty and poor communities-this is the south side Chicago where the Youngers preside. Their scarcity of money and short income places them into an affordable apartment with two rooms, shared among five members, and one bathroom. The family is in a constant feud about the ten thousand-dollar insurance check which is to be arriving in the mail shortly. Lena Younger, more widely known as mama, achieves her dream of buying a house and immediately puts thirty-five hundred dollars down on a new house and sixty-five hundred into
I'll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in Chicago. Walter encounters his problem and comes up with an idea of opening up his own business, to get control over his life, and puts up all his effort to achieve it. All hope is lost when Walter loses the money and the family ends up back to where they started, with nothing. Walter often struggles with his identity and individuality as a person. And we have all thought about your offer-- And we have decided to move into our house because my father--my father--he earned it for us brick by brick. The Youngers' reaction towards this is in a calm manner, with their dignity still at hand. Another obstacle that faces the Youngers is a severe and harsh circumstance of racism and discrimination. Through facing the most difficult of times-obtaining money, finding their identity, and dealing with racist attitudes-the Youngers went on to finer things in life.
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