Winston Churchill, the former British Prime Minster, once said that America “stands at the summit of the world”, and by the late 1950s it is easy to see why he came to this conclusion. Prospering economically after the end of WWII, many cities around the United States began to grow exponentially. This marked the beginning of the period known as the baby boom, in which over 70 million babies were born. Though there was much prosperity found thought the United States in the 1950s, African-Americans, and other minority groups faced many obstacles when trying to pursue their dreams. Tired of oppression and discrimination the 1950s also marked the new beginning of the African-American Civil Rights Movement. During this time, many rose and challenged racial barriers while doing so new ideologies about life began to surface. Writers of the time tried to capture the intense feeling and emotions of the African-American people by creating thoughtful literary works. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, even though all of the charters view life from different perspectives they all find common ground in the strength of family.
Every family needs someone who is willing to make sacrifices for the greater good of the family so that basic day to day life is able to continue smoothly. Hansberry’s character Ruth accurately depicts someone who carries these unique
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In times of need most people will most likely turn to their family for assistance. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun the dynamics of family are seen constantly. The characters who share an uqnine views on the meaning of life are all able to realize the role their family plays in influencing them. Hansberry uses the characters as vessels for the real life African American who faced challenges when trying to pursue their dreams. This stylish use of allusion makes A Raisin in the Sun a prominent literary piece of the