Theme Of Reality In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun
A Dream Within Reality
People have dreams that they pursue, but sometimes the pursuit of their goals can take a dangerous precedence over what is truly important to them. Depending on the goals of these dreams, people will change themselves and their lives in order to live up to the standards of that dream. The changes one does to make their dream come true can affect their reality, which includes family, friends, and work. Everything in their current life is put in jeopardy, just to attain a fictional life that they have dreamt. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the characters Walter Younger and Beneatha Younger come from a poor community and both have dreams. This can lead to success and wealth that will give them an …show more content…
She is a woman that does not want to rely on anyone but herself to achieve her goals, but now that’s put into jeopardy with her marriage. This marriage breaks some important principals and pride that she has because she’s now having to depend on someone to pursue her passion of becoming a doctor and she has also fallen victim to a tradition which she despises. The society in her time often has a predetermined goal for a woman, which consist of roles such as becoming a housewife, secretary, nurse, or teacher. Being an intellectual, independent, prideful and strong person Beneatha feels that these roles are limiting and that she is destined for much more. Beneatha had to give up her independence and take a shot to her pride by marrying Asagai, so that she can pursue her dreams of becoming a doctor and curing others. Her passion of curing and helping others is also at risk because her marriage with Asagai is based on the foundation of her becoming a doctor and not love. In the future Asagai may learn of this and be hurt knowing that the woman that he loves and is married to did not share the same feelings towards him, which would be impossibly difficult for Beneatha to cure, and essentially becoming the affliction not the
People have dreams that they pursue, but sometimes the pursuit of their goals can take a dangerous precedence over what is truly important to them. Depending on the goals of these dreams, people will change themselves and their lives in order to live up to the standards of that dream. The changes one does to make their dream come true can affect their reality, which includes family, friends, and work. Everything in their current life is put in jeopardy, just to attain a fictional life that they have dreamt. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the characters Walter Younger and Beneatha Younger come from a poor community and both have dreams. This can lead to success and wealth that will give them an …show more content…
She is a woman that does not want to rely on anyone but herself to achieve her goals, but now that’s put into jeopardy with her marriage. This marriage breaks some important principals and pride that she has because she’s now having to depend on someone to pursue her passion of becoming a doctor and she has also fallen victim to a tradition which she despises. The society in her time often has a predetermined goal for a woman, which consist of roles such as becoming a housewife, secretary, nurse, or teacher. Being an intellectual, independent, prideful and strong person Beneatha feels that these roles are limiting and that she is destined for much more. Beneatha had to give up her independence and take a shot to her pride by marrying Asagai, so that she can pursue her dreams of becoming a doctor and curing others. Her passion of curing and helping others is also at risk because her marriage with Asagai is based on the foundation of her becoming a doctor and not love. In the future Asagai may learn of this and be hurt knowing that the woman that he loves and is married to did not share the same feelings towards him, which would be impossibly difficult for Beneatha to cure, and essentially becoming the affliction not the