Raisin in the sky
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" What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? Or fasten like a sore- and then run?" An excerpt from the poem "A Dream Deferred" written by Lanston Hughes gives a major thought, for you to think over. "A Raisin in the sun" by Lorraine Hansberry, combine very well with the poem. He wonders whether those dreams shrivel up "like a raisin in the sun." Every member of the Younger family has a separate, individual dream-Beneatha wants to become a doctor, for example, and Walter wants to have money so that he can afford things for his family. Mama's dream is to buy a house where everyone will be happy, with a big garden, and for her children to become successful in life. The Youngers struggle to attain these dreams throughout the play, and much of their happiness and depression is directly related to their attainment of, or failure to attain, these dreams. By the end of the play, they learn that the dream of a house is the most important dream because it unites the family...