Shreya's English Blog

In the novel, A Raisin in the Sun, the disparity in opportunities between African Americans and whites is revealed :  the African Americans are discriminated against and forced to stay in the cycle of poverty. When the Youngers buy a house in an all-white neighborhood, everyone in the black   and white community try to discourage them and convince them not to move. Mr. Lindner and Mrs. Johnson use rhetoric to persuade the Youngers that moving into a white neighborhood is a bad decision. Mrs. Johnson shows the Youngers the headline that showed the violence a black family faced when they moved in into a white neighborhood. Mr. Lindner reasons that the Youngers don't have a right to disrupt the neighborhood that they have worked so hard to build up--a racism known as abstract liberalism.  The Youngers constantly find themselves compromising on their dreams because they are never given an opportunity to pursue their dreams. Their dreams and opportunities are as abstract a...

At the end of the play, "A Raisin in the Sun", some of the characters really change. For example, Walter Lee Younger really embraced his African American identity at the end. He was not always proud of his heritage and identity because he knew that his race was keeping him from achieving his dreams due to the racial prejudice and bias in society. Due to the financial problems the Youngers face, all the members of their family are frustrated and have almost let go all hope of their dreams coming true. Ruth, Walter's wife, dreams of living in a bigger house in which Travis, her son, has his own room. When Lena, Walter's mother, receives a life insurance check in regard to her husband's passing, she uses the money to buy the family a new house. However, the family is worried about moving in because the house is located in Clybourn Park, an all-white neighborhood. Upon hearing the news of the Younger's move, Mr. Lindner (chairperson of the Welcoming Committee of...