A Raisin in the Sun

“A Raisin in the Sun” is one of the most easily related to pieces of literature that I have read this far into the semester. This play is very touching in ways that it shows people of races what it is like to live in poverty but also shows people who are struggling with poverty that there is always hope. The play takes place in a time when African Americans were still not given the respect they deserve. It is evident when the Youngers decide to buy their dream home in an all-white neighborhood. In a sad reality the local people in the neighborhood object to the idea of having an all black family move into their snowy white neighborhood. The Youngers were offered a nice sum of money to not move into their dream home. However, at the end of the story the Youngers do move into the home regardless of what the locals want. The play is focused around the family and all their conflicts and dreams that surround them. There is a lot of drama that happens like struggling with poverty. The family shares a small two bedroom “house” with only one window. Being poor affects a lot of the choices the family makes in the play. For example, because of the financial situation the family is in Ruth considers getting an abortion when she discovers she is pregnant. Walter is blind by the idea that money will buy happiness and he struggles throughout the play to come up with something that will give the family instant money. He also loses a great deal of money to a so-called “friend” thinking that he was investing to get rich. Beneatha, too, is feels the affect of the family’s current financial situation. She dreams of becoming a doctor but she needs money to continue with her schooling.