4. A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry

I suppose there are a large amount of differences in the hiatus between generation, but it was especially apparent in the play when Mama and Walter were talking about what is important in life. Walter is complaining to Mama about this and that, the job, feeling worthless. He mentions money- and Mama asks, "Son- how come you talk so much 'bout money?" He responds, "Because it is life, Mama!" (Hansberry, 475). Obviously at this point in time, caring for the family with an abundant (well, or sufficient) supply of money is the most important and can most impact the well-being of the family. Mama testifies that it isn't money that controls lives, but freedom! I like her comeback to Walter here, she really puts in perspective her concerns at the time she was growing up- fighting for freedom. Mama point out the obvious difference when she asserts, " You my children- buy how different we done become!" I can't help but think of the differences between my parents and me. Obviously there's an obnoxious amount of things alike between us, like our brutal stubbornness, but the way we have been raised and in the setting in which we've been raised is very different, and we have slightly different views on life because of it.