Comparing The American Dream And A Raisin The Sun
Food is not enough to sustain a person; it is not enough to fulfill one’s base desire with bread and beer. One needs a dream, a desire, a goal that can be achieved, and in the “Raisin the Sun” This is the American Dream, the desire to succeed and move up in the class system. Each of the characters has a dream to achieve. Walter dreams of making it big, Beneatha dreams of becoming a doctor, and Ruth’s dream is to move out of their old house into a nice home. The obstacles they face have much to do with their lower class status and naivety. It is in their dream that they hope to be rid of both of these things, and it is the insurance money from their father’s death that will get them there. This family perfectly demonstrates the American Dream,