The And The Sun By Langston Hughes - 1292 Words

Lorraine Hansberry, the author of Raisin in the Sun, simulates the title of her play from the famous line in the poem â€Å"Harlem† by Langston Hughes, in which the poet asks, â€Å"What happens to a dream deferred?† A dream deferred is a vision that someone has, but due to certain circumstances, their fantasy life is either ignored or put on hold. For the Younger family, their dream of living as an ordinary middle-class black family and being accepted by the whites was deferred at one point. At the time the story took place, the blacks in the Chicago area still faced racism just like the south. The dream of the Younger family was very essential to each of them. They were willing to do literally anything to make their dreams come true. A Raisin in†¦show more content†¦The family was devastated because they knew their dreams of living a better lifestyle would not come true. After contemplating for a few days, the family still decides to go through with their pla ns of moving to the new home despite of loss of the money. Lena Younger played the role as the chief of the Younger family. Lena was a loving wife and affectionate mother. She was very religious hard-working woman who only wanted the best for her children. Throughout the play, Lena would continuously struggle to relate to her children. Lena would become disappointed with her children’s ways of thinking, but because she was their mother she had no choice but to love them unconditionally and understand their feelings. Lena’s dream for the Younger family was for the family to move up in the world. She wanted her family to no longer live the life of a low-class family. For many years Lena and her family struggled living in a very small house, but with the money she received from her husband’s death, she knew she had to do something special for her family. To show her appreciation, Lena put her dream in effect and used some of the money to buy a house located in a wh ite neighborhood. Walter Lee Younger was the biggest visionary out of the Younger family. Working as a chauffeur for a white man, Walter was becoming displeased with