Pride In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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Walter Younger is passionate and ambitious about his dreams. However, as the play progresses he becomes more desperate because he is desperate to escape poverty, and he feels that his business idea will solve all their economic and social problems. After receiving the $10,000 life insurance check, he has the dream of opening a liquor store with the money. However, Mama’s objects the idea of investing in liquor because of her religious objections, and refuses to give them the money. His dream becomes A Raisin in the Sun when he decides to trust Willy Harris with part of the insurance money, but he takes his money and runs. When Walter finds out the news from Bobo, he knows “THAT MONEY IS MADE OUT OF [his] FATHER’S FLESH “ (Act 2, Scene 3), and immediately realizes his mistake. After this crucial mistake is turns to self-hatred, and almost accepts Lindner's offer in buying their house. However, he looks to Travis, and cannot …show more content…

She demands respect within the family and wants them to take pride in their dreams. However, she rejects Walter’s dream of investing in the liquor store because of her religious objections. Additionally, she feels that dreams are more important than wealth, and she is the complete opposite of being materialistic. Mama takes pride in herself and her family, and often has conflicts with Walter as she feels “it makes a difference in a man when he can walk on floors that belong to him” (Act 2, Scene 1) as Walter opinions are different. Ultimately, Mama’s dream is to have a happy family and improving their living conditions by living in a better place. However, her dream becomes A Raisin in the Sun, when Walter spends the remaining insurance money on the liquor store, but it gets stolen. This terrible decision ultimately splits up the family’s happiness, as much of the family is angry with Walter. Furthermore, Mama loses the the extra insurance, but still gets a new place to live with her

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