Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

In the play “ A Raisin In The Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry the family are anxiously waiting for a insurance check. Also the family is getting the insurance check because the husband of mama passed away. the insurance check kind of divided the family because everyone wants something different with the money. Also at the end no one gets what they wanted with the money except for mama. individuals strive to reach their dreams they often disregard the aspirations of others but they may eventually learn to support one another in attempt to better their lives.
Additionally Walter is continuously setting everyone’s dreams aside for his own dream of owning a liquor store. And he is always arguing with his sister beneatha and he tells her that if she is sure that she wants to be a doctor. “ Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? If you so crazy ‘bout messing ‘round with sick people- then go be a nurse like other women- or just get married and be quiet. . .” ( Hansberry 38). Basically what Walter is saying is that why did his sister have to decide to be a doctor and not a nurse that way mama wouldn't have to set

money aside for medical school. What Hansberry is trying to say is that Walter wants to set aside Beneatha’s dream of being a doctor so he could invest into the liquor store with his friends.
Furthermore when Mama decides to finally give Walter some of the insurance money to invest into the liquor store.

And she tells him to put some of that money in the bank for Beneatha’s schooling he goes and invest all of the money into the liquor store. Also at the end he ends up losing all of the money because Willy Harris ran off with it. “ i’m talking bout the fact that when i got to the train station yesterday morning- eight o’clock like we planned . . . man - Willy didn’t never show up.” ( Hansberry 127). And Bobo’s point is that he showed up to the train station and he waited for Willy but he never showed up so he believes that Willy ran off with all of the money that they were going to invest. What Hansberry is trying to say through the quote is that Walter gave Willy all of the money and did not put any of it into the bank for Beneatha’s

schooling.
Therefor i still believe that the theme of the play is that someone is always trying to set other’s dreams aside to reach their dreams. And all of the quotes prove that there is someone trying to set other’s dreams aside to reach their no matter what it takes. Also Walter is the character that is constantly doing this to his sister because he believes his dream is more important.