Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

In a family there are three characteristics that will help the whole family pursue the American dream. The hard headed one, the calm one, and the wise one. The younger family displays all three types in the book “A Raisin in the Sun”. In pursuit of the “American Dream” the family is needed, as a whole, to get closer to accomplishing the lifestyle and living the American dream. In the book “A Raisin in the Sun,” the family works together to get closer to the American dream. “In the end, the American dream is not a sprint, or even a marathon, but a relay. Our families don't always cross the finish line in the span of one generation. But each generation passes on to the next the fruits of their labor.” -Julian Castro. In reflection of the quote, pursuing the American dream

This quote is a great example of how this book expresses how family impacts the American dream. Castro said that to reach the American dream you will go through family to get to the dream. A good example was illustrated in the book when it went from Mama to Travis. They took major steps from living in the small apartment to buying a house in a neighborhood. If one does not have a supportive family they will have a more difficult time accomplishing the dream. If a family is not supportive of each other it is harder to accomplish the dream. Walter seemed like he was being eaten up from the inside because his whole family was not supporting him, wouldn't give him the time of day or time of night. Family will also help guide each other from dreaming too big or dreaming the wrong dream that would not benefit the family as a whole. A family can see if a dream is unhealthy and unsafe. The dream that will benefit the family the most is the dream that should be fulfilled because the whole family will see the benefits the dream holds for everyone. The American dream has to benefit the whole family instead of benefitting just one person or then it wouldn't be an American dream for