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In A Raisin In The Sun Beneatha American Dream

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Ruth’s American dream is similar to Mama’s because she wants to build a happy family ,and believes one step towards this goal is to own a bigger and better place to live. What is Lenna’s American dream her dream is she wants to buy a house for the family and Lenna is predicting that they will split by spring. She is sad because her husband died and they have been married for a long time. “Lord, if this little old plant do not get more sun than it is been getting it ,and never going to see spring again.” In a Raisin in The Sun (Act 1 40) Beneatha American dream is she wanted to save a lot of money so she can go to college to be a doctor ,and Beneatha is very smart Mr.Younger spent all the money and Beneatha is trying to think how she can pay for college and get a house. “Do you not see there is not any real progress, Asagai there is only one large circle that we march in around and around each of us with our own little picture in front of us our own little mirage that we think is the future. In the Raisin in the Sun (Act 2 Scene 3 1593 …show more content…

Walter feels worthless and his wife Ruth does not support him ,and Walter spent all the money that Mama gave him on a liquor store. And everybody waste because he used Beneatha money on a store, and Beneatha wanted to save that money so she can go to college and be a nurse ,and Ruth wanted to buy a bigger house for them. Walter sent all the money ,and Ruth can not go to work and how she do not want to have a baby because he has no money. “Just tell me where you want to go to school ,and you will go just tell me, what it is you want to be and you will be it whatever you want to be Yessir.”In A Raisin in the Sun( Act

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