A Raisin In The Sun: Essay
The Younger family is an African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. Walter Lee Younger's father has passed away, leaving ten thousand dollars from life insurance. This drama deals with how the family copes with this money, their dreams, race, and each other. During the play, Mama says, "Sometimes you just have to know when to give up some thingsĀ
and hold on to what you got." This statement relates to Walter, Beneatha, and Mama's lives, because they each learn to give up and hold onto things.
In the end, Beneatha holds onto what ideally should be important. Through Asagai, she realizes that she is slowly being assimilated into the American culture, which is shown by her unnaturally straight hair. After Agasai questions her hair, she cuts it, and later stands up for her heritage before George. This shows she holds onto her heritage and takes pride in it. In scene three she shows she holds onto her dream of becoming a doctor, and also her family, along......
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