Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

Raisin in the Sun Book Report In the book “A Raisin in the Sun” one theme that is extremely prevalent throughout the whole story is the importance of dreams. In this story almost all of the main characters have dreams that drive and define who they are as a person. These dreams range from a character wanting to be a doctor and one wanting to own a liquor store and not live in poverty. Even from the very beginning it is easy to see that each character is extremely passionate. First, A prominent example of how each character finds the importance of dreams is the character Beneatha Younger. “Oh, I probably will… but first I’m going to be a doctor, and George, for one, still thinks that’s pretty funny. I couldn’t be bothered with that.

The thing about her is that her dreams differ from the other characters dreams. Her dreams aren't for herself, but for her family. “Big Walter used to say, he’d get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, "Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worth while.” (Lena Younger). She is basically saying how it is good that her children have dreams, and how they need to be pursued. This shows that she aswell understands the importance of dreams. “My husband always said being any kind of a servant wasn’t a fit thing for a man to have to be. He always said a man’s hands was made to make things” (Lena Younger). In this, Lena is explaining that it is important to dream big because you should never serve other people and only yourself. She is also using an anecdotal response to evoke passion into the person she is speaking with. “I am afraid you don’t understand. My son said we was going to move and there ain’t nothing left for me to say” (Lena Younger). She is supporting her son's decisions and dreams by standing up for him. She is fulfilling her dreams but supporting her family's