A Raisin in the Sun
"A Raisin in the Sun" is a film about a black family living in cramped quarters in an inner-city neighborhood struggling with the effects of racism and the tensions brought on by their plans to move to a single family home in an all white neighborhood. It also shows their efforts to better their situation. The women in this film are strong role models: the mother for a strong and nurturing head of her family; the wife for a loving wife; and the daughter for a black woman determined to be a doctor. The Youngers' lives are changed when Big Walter dies and leaves Lena $10,000 from his life insurance policy. Walter Lee (the son) had plans for the money to invest in a liquor store but Lena (the mother) said some of the money will go towards Beneatha's (the daughter) medical school and then part will be used to pay down on a two-story house. The Younger household is overworked with unbelievable tension. Walter Lee wants to be the man of the house but Lena is still the head of the household and their values are fundamentally different. Ruth (Walter Lee's wife) is tired of listening to Walter's dreams because she has her own dreams, which Walter Lee is uninterested in hearing or understanding. Despite Walter Lee's lack of compa
The slightest criticism is like dynamite and the 15-year differences between Walter Lee and Beneatha adds another layer of conflict to an already strained relationship. Linder's offer of continued segregation. This was racist therefore it was unethical and totally against the egalitarian standards. With his entire family's dreams squandered, Walter Lee makes one last desperate attempt to get some of the money back. The check arrives and Lena opens it, the real drama then began. Egalitarians hold that there are no relevant differences among people that can justify unequal treatment. These standards are absorbed as children from a variety of influences and are revised as we mature. Walter's plans of turning the city upside down, cost him his family's trust, his father's hard earned money and his own self-respect. Willie Lee according to Beneatha is a good-for-nothing loudmouth. Linder did not reverse the situation to himself. The entire family is against Walter Lee's decision to sell out.
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