The American Dream In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry realism in which the play 's title and the drama represented by the plays dream. The play focused on Black Americans struggle to reach the American Dream of reaching success and prosperity during segregation and the. The idea of everyone having the chance of achieving a better life should exist for all. Hansberry created her title using a line from the Longstorm Hughes Poem “A Dream Deferred.” The original poem was written in 1951 in Harlem. Hughes’ line from the poem claimed that when dreams are deferred, it 's a sense of hopelessness. People keep pushing their dreams for the future. In reality that 's not happening at all and it 's not getting the person anywhere. It 's just an excuse. This meant

Walters American Dream was to get respect and dignity out of this world. He was going to achieve his Dream by getting himself respect in the American society. His dreams were deferred because racism still deferred his dreams and hopes. This builds up inside of him, making him frustrated with the world. Walter states, “you see Mama, the man came here today and he told us that them people out there where you want us to move, well they so upset they are willing to pay us not to move”(142). He denies himself on the inside of his American Dream because he is colored skin.Colored people don 't get equal respect from anyone is the world, mainly the whites. All Walter and colored people want is equality and respect. Walters American Dream of wanting equal opportunity, life liberty and the pursuit of happiness. This dream was also deferred because Walter lives in a world where they are judged by what they do for a living, how much money they have and blacks do not get respectable jobs. Walter states, “ Mama that ain 't no kind of job … That ain 't nothing at all” (73). Walter has a job that he does not want at all. He wants the same job opportunities as the white people have to make a better living for himself and his family. Walter wants a real job that will respect him as well. Walters American Dream of wanting a big house, nice car, pearls for his

Walter Younger was a real example of Black America 's struggle to reach the American Dream when Walter wanted an equal opportunity. Walter Younger and colored people did not have anything close to equality. When compared to whites, colored men, women and children did not have equal opportunities in life. Whites always had the best of everything. Beneatha was a real example of Black America 's struggle to reach the American Dream when she wanted to become a doctor. Her dream was deferred by Walter. Walter kept bringing her down and crushing her dreams. He kept saying she will never make it trying to become a doctor. Mama was a real example of Black America 's struggle to reach the American Dream when she wanted to move out of the ghetto and live in a better neighborhood. Mama dream was deferred because of racism. The neighborhood Mama wanted to move to, were willing to pay her not to go there. Colored people struggled to try and reach their American Dream. Colored men, women and children suffered trying to make a good living. They never got to achieve their real American Dream, they were always deferred and a sense of hopelessness. Colored people did not have any equal opportunities compared to the whites. Great examples are jobs, wealth homes and etc. Colored parents struggled to take care of their own families, even