"If you want a place in the sun, you've got to put up with a few blisters.a€? This quote by Abigail Van Buren relates to the book A Raisin in the Sun. The Younger's experienced many hardships as a black family living in a racist society. These hardships added to other family related problems, such as Walter's losing the money, shaped the plot of the book. .

             The title A Raisin in the Sun, signified the dreams of a black family who wanted to improve their lifestyle in order to live happily without the poverty they were in. The raisin represented the dream the family had and the sun represented the blazing difficulties that engulfed them. This title helped me understand the family's position a little better and it helped me relate to the situation they were in. It also helped me realize how hard it was for the family to accomplish their dream of having a better life. I believe this dream was somewhat of a panacea to them.

             The theme of the book was supported by literary conflicts such as man vs self, man vs man, and man vs society. The conflict of man vs self was brought about through the character of Walter and his desire to have the money for the liquor store. He was in a constant struggle with himself on what to do and how to go about doing it. This confusion and indecision edged him towards the bottle of liquor instead of the liquor business itself. He distanced himself from everyone, including his family, and let his predicament eat him up inside. Walter's actions affected the whole family in that they didn't know how to help him open up to them. The conflict of man vs man was rendered by Mama and Walter. Since Mama was the head of the house, she decided that she didn't want her son Walter to invest in the liquor store. This decision made Walter very angry and it created tension between son and mother. The tension also affected the family in that it contrived another problem for them to deal with.