Dreams and Dignity About A Raisin in the Sun
The American Dream, although different for each one of us, is what we all aspire to achieve. In the film A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family, who are black, all have a dream to better themselves and to have what all other American families want ¾ a shot at the American Dream. The American Dream to the Younger family is to own a home, but beyond that, to Walter Younger, it is to be accepted by the hegemony and not to be marginalized into a lower social category. In an article from The Wall Street Journal entitled "The American Dream", President Clinton refers to the American Dream as the belief that "if you work hard and play by the rules, then something good will happen to you" (Stein 1). In the film, Walter Lee Younger does not do either one of these things. Walter doesn't show up for work regularly and he certainly has no intentions of playing by the rules to get a business licenses. Walter Lee is a man stuck in a dead end job that he sees as demeaning and he becomes desperate to free himself from the bonds of poverty, oppression and racial discrimination. Walter Lee feels that with money he can change the hegemony's view of him as a poor, stupid, black servant. The hegemony's soc
Margolin, Michael. "Reasons in the Sun." Metro Times. 25 March 1998: 1-3. Online. America Online. Mama drawing upon her pride and dignity insists that Walter sign his fate in front of Walter's son, Travis. At this moment Walter draws deep into his soul and chooses dignity for himself and his family and refuses the offer.
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