Due to light’s symbolism for the hope and emotions toward the future for the Youngers, it is more important of a word than money. Light’s portrayal of emotion is expressed through the play’s stage directions. When it was revealed that Walter had lost all of the insurance money, the stage directions said, “At curtain, there is a sullen light of gloom in the living room, gray light not unlike that which began the first scene of Act One” ( ). From this quote it can be inferred that there is a direct correspondence between the nature of the Youngers’ attitudes and the stage lighting. With this in mind, other passages from A Raisin in the Sun can also be considered. Connecting with the lighting described in the preceding quote, in the beginning