Reading the book “A Raisin in the Sun” gives a little insight about how the a black family was treated in the late 50’s. Hearing a story about a black family called the Younger’s and getting an understanding about what their lives were like in the 50‘s period. The Younger’s have to face a lot of obstacles to get what they want in life. The story shows different sides of racism from where they live, what kind of job they can had, and especially their social status in life. Here is an insight on how this family was treated of where they live.
In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorrain Hansberry conflict is in the drama by the face the Youngers live in a decade of poverty and have to live by pay check to pay check. Walter Lee and Ruth fight over the simplest things like Walters liquor store that he has dreamed about, but no one approves of because they will lose money that they do not have. They argue so easily because of the stress of not having any money. For example, in Act 1 line 27, Travis asks Ruth for fifty cents and Ruth could not give it to him. He was so stressed out about the money that he needed for school that he asked to go to the local grocery store and help carry groceries to cars.
I am sure that with more education it would open a wide range of opportunities. Education would also help me to become better with handling my financial situation. By being a better financially equipped individual I would be able to plan a future by having a job that pays more which would increase the savings to be able to retire later in life. I could be taught how to make much better decisions for myself to enable me to become financially stable. A good education by the right institution would open the window of opportunity by guiding me in the right profession to chase the better companies to apply for a job with a focused clear mind.
Loyalty is a valuable human characteristic that defines who a person is in each relationship that they encounter throughout their life. From childhood to adulthood, we learn to be loyal to our family. That is realizing and seeing that each family member is there for the other no matter what. The fact that your parents married and decided to have children is showing a loyalty to each other and their relationship. We watch our family around us and see the importance of being loyal to ourselves and our families.
In addition, although life is less than happy, they are ambitious for change. A $10,000 check is coming in the mail that could ultimately give them a better life. Until this check comes, however, they all have hopes and dreams of what can be done with the money. Mama’s dream of how to spend the money is the main dream, because it is the one that goes through. I don’t think Mama had too much of an education as most African American people in the 1950’s did not, because Mama uses the money to help her family and does not even think about investing it to make more.
This leads to the second goal, which is providing a good life for one’s family. A man aspires to provide a good life for his children in their childhood and for his wife. The third goal is having enough money to lead a normal, stable, stress-free life, and be able to retire with comfort and without any debts or worries. This has been an especially hard goal to accomplish for many people in the past and present. The last goal is that the man has finally reached the end of his pursuit of happiness and found happiness and is able to provide a better life for his children.
This means that people are not getting enough money to help buy food and decent homes for their families. Also 10 percent of the people are unable to even buy a meal a day. Others cannot afford to eat and they have to hope for charity from neighbours and
One way in which Linda holds up and encourages her husband is by telling him that things will work out for the better. This is relevant to the American Dream as her hopes for Willy never blossom, just as the American Dream cannot actually be achieved by everyone as it states. Willy’s beliefs of how you become successful in the Business World are entirely wrong. He has the right mindset for the Green World but does not want to accept this; he has to make his own way in the Business World. He believes that qualities such as popularity and loyalty are essential, however Howard throws all of this out the window in bluntly saying: ‘business is
(5 May 1906; Selected letters). (Ingersoll) In the story, Eveline's family is described poor, and they probably don't live a very comfortable life. The dust and Eveline's struggle for money mentioned in the story all go to explain the misery in their life: "Besides, the invariable squabble for money on Saturday nights had begun to weary her unspeakably"(Joyce5). This misery also appears in other stories by Joyce like 'The Sisters' and 'Araby'. Joyce could have related his childhood days when his family was in some financial crises to the family background of Eveline in the story: "but the [Joyce's] family fortunes took a sharp turn for the worse during Joyce's childhood" (Gale Group).
The revelation of her poverty to the people she meets, who doesn’t exactly give her the things she needs, makes her feel mortified. There are countless needs for an individual in poverty, which they do not receive. When Parker sought for help she got it but it was barely enough for the necessities she and her children need. She uses logos to explain the cause and effect of the seventy-eight dollars she gets every month. She pays twenty dollars rent and the “rest goes for food.” This is the reason why she and her children can’t get the other necessities they need, including the children’s education.