A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun Response

The Younger family seems to be focused on one thing, money. Their cramped living situation clearly shows us that the check they're expecting in the mail will change their lives. The only issue is nobody is on the same page about how they money is to be used. Everyone wants something different, leading us through multiple scenes of conflict, all of which revolve around money. I felt that this portion of the play seemed to drag on slightly. As several context clues were provided to convey this message, however the author chose to directly say the same message. Needless to say, it was a little redundant.

Other than this, the author was able to effectively convey other messages and themes throughout the play, including race, sacrifice, and dreams. Each of those key themes were carried out as Mama bought the house without her family's blessing, and Walter must resolve the conflict with Karl with his family as an audience. 

Throughout the entire play, there seemed to be an unspoken tension about race. It was a clearly prevalent issue, however it was not directly discussed until Karl asked the family to move out of their new house. In that instance, we saw everything the family had sacrificed to get to that point. After Walter lost the money, the house was the greatest reminder of the sacrifice the family had gone through to get to this point. They sacrificed time, comfort, education. When Walter stood up to Karl, and the family reflected upon their hopes and dreams that got them here, they realized that dreams may change, but family doesn't. So together they were able to conquer the adversity in front of them. Family is something that is very important to me, so to see it as an underlying theme in this play made it easier to connect to. 

Overall, the play was able to effectively these messages. Being able to connect to the text on the basis of family made it an enjoyable reading experience, despite the occasional redundancy.