Comparing The American Dream And A Raisin In The Sun

An “ American Dream “ would be described different in every other generations perspective. Perhaps, each generation such as the 50s and the generation now is different. An example would be the case of segregation was much more strict in the 50s but now the generation today is equal in race. In A Raisin in the Sun , the Youngers is an African American family that is struggling from poverty and do seek a chance to escape from that poverty by receiving a $10,000 life insurance check from Lena Younger or Mama’s husband’s death. With that life insurance check, the Youngers decide what to do with the check and how to take advantage of the opportunity they are given. All characters in A Raisin in the Sun hold a dream in which they would want to become successful and hold a job with a steady income. Although A Raisin in the Sun would have characters that would want to maintain a job and live a standard way of living, The Great Gatsby would show that Jay Gatsby would want the dream of being rich with a big house and with many friends. He does achieve his dream but he doubts that it is very much worth it without Daisy becoming his wife. Those two novels portray what the

Here now in the 21st century, this generation has a different perspective on what it takes to achieve the

“ American Dream”. The “ American Dream “ can be compared and contrasted from three generations, the 1920s through The Great Gatsby, the 1950s through A Raisin in the Sun, and the 21st Century from a high school senior’s