Fullfilled Dreams are hard to come by (A Rasin in the sun)

             Fulfilled Dreams Are Hard to Come by
             Dreams have the tendency to be obliterated by many things. If one is lucky enough to see his or her dream realized, the feeling must be mesmerizing. The Younger family thinks all their dreams can be fulfilled when they finally get a $10,000 insurance check. This hope might lead to more dreams broken then fulfilled. A dream is almost never affected by one's doing, but by some outside force, beyond his or her control. A person must realize that a dream is just that, a dream, therefore it is not always obtainable. In A Raisin in the Sun the characters Walter, Beneatha, and Mama Younger all want their dreams to come true. They do not realize that dreams are easily deferred, therefore though their experiences, they realize that dreams can be affected by external forces.
             Walter's grand dream is to open a liquor store along with his so-called friends, Bobo and Willy. He thinks once his liquor store is running, he will be able to move the family into a place he owns; therefore, he can become head of the household. When Walter finally gets a share of the $10,000 he decides to invest in his dream, but he also decides to invest Beneatha's, his sister's, money without her knowing. Walter's dream becomes a nightmare because his "friend," Willy, skips town with all of Walter 's precious money. Along with that money goes Walter's dream of being head of the household, and his sister's dream of becoming a doctor. An external force, Willy, affects the hopes and dreams of a person. Walter learns that when a major dream goes awry, it tends to explode.
             Walter's sister, Beneatha, who is intelligent and ambitious, dreams of going to college to become a doctor. Beneatha always strives for something better, so she wants to become a doctor and make people whole again. Beneatha's dream probably could have been realized, but since Walter loses her tuition money when his dream flounders, her dream is postponed. Again a...

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