Psychological Changes In A Raisin In The Sun

The background and surroundings can have a dramatic effect on the psychological and physical state of a person, as well as their view on many various topics. Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun expresses this through characters such as Ruth and other members of the Younger family. Their experiences and surroundings shape how they view the world, as their psychological state changes rapidly. The growing views and standpoints on the outside world shape the characters of the book and end up leading to success. Their outlook on how to solve the problems changed, ending up in new characters in terms of traits and psychological buildup. One person who is noted to have experienced dramatic change throughout A Raisin in the Sun is Ruth Younger. The financial troubles of the family have a ripple effect on everyone in it, and Ruth is no exception. When she finds out she is pregnant, she panics as she does not know how she will deal with it given the current circumstances. She is forced to consider abortion, although Mama later decides to put a down payment on a new home, and the attention soon focuses away from Ruth. Ruth’s dissipating relationship with Walter

The racial boundaries and system at the time greatly impact his ability to provide for his family, which affects everyone involved. His psychological focus is set to believe that money is the missing piece that he needs. He does not listen to his peers who wish for him to follow the needs of his family. He then later decides the right decision is to move into an all-white neighborhood in which Mama bought a house in. Even when Mr. Lindner offers the family money to not move in, Walter sticks up for him and his family, showing how much he had changed as the financial problem grew. Once he began listening to Ruth and Mama, he changed as a person and ended up making the right