Compare And Contrast A Raisin In The Sun And Lena Younger

Being able to reach happiness and ability to succeed at any opportunity is what everyone strives to have, though there are many interpretations of this and some groups may have different levels of difficulty to achieve their dreams. The dreams of a colored woman will be significantly different than the ones of a white male, however both will be equally proud of their achievements when one reaches their outcome. The American Dream can be portrayed as being able to succeed at what you want, and while both Lena Younger, Mama, in A Raisin in the Sun and Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, both had similar dreams of achieving love, Lena Younger achieves her dream by providing for her family, Gatsby’s approach on reaching his dream of through†¦show more content†¦When her husband passed, the insurance money was the first time she could take action on her own dreams, as a result, the first task she did was to put a down payment on a big house with a garden she has always wanted . The house symbolizes the result of the journey Mama takes of providing for the family and the endless passion she gives towards her family, similar to how passionate she is to keep the plant alive. Mama strives to bring the family back together and after buying the house, the Younger family realizes her hard work and reciprocates the love back. When they were leaving to move into their dream house, in the last scene, Mama runs back into their old apartment to retrieve the plant, representing to never forget all the hard work it took to get herself to reach the American Dream of eventually gaining love from her family. Although Lena Younger eventually reached her dream, when Jay Gatsby tries to achieve his version of the American Dream of trying to win Daisy’s love through improving his wealth, he ultimately fails to do so. Gatsby eventually grew his wealth and started to throw parties, hoping Daisy will come to one, which she did, but disliked it besides the short amount of time she spent with Gatsby. Gatsby tries to show off his success by showingShow MoreRelatedComparing The Death Of A Salesman And A Raisin The Sun1710 Words   |  7 Pagesthan enough to support your family is something that has always been tremendously significant in the American culture. The Death of a Salesman and A Raisin the Sun are two tales about this struggle. Both stories are about two American families that portray the common way of life around the 1940’s and the struggles that come with it. A Raisin in the Sun is about a black family living in Chicago, and Death of a Salesman is about a white family living in New York. Both families seem to have many problemsRead MoreA Raisin In The Sun Character Analysis902 Words   |  4 PagesGordon: Segregation vs. Southern Pride Lorraine Hansberry’s â€Å"A Raisin in the Sun† touches on many issues African Americans faced in the early to mid-twentieth century. One can analyze Hansberry’s â€Å"A Raisin in the Sun† from many angles, and come away with different meanings. While Michelle Gordon focuses more on segregation and housing discrimination that plagued African Americans on Chicago’s Southside in Hansberry’s â€Å"A Raisin in the Sun†, William Murray emphasizes on Southern Pride and heritage. ThisRead MoreAnalysis Of A Raisin In The Sun1185 Words   |  5 PagesArianna Williams-Smart English 1B Professor Quinn Final Essay The epigraph to A Raisin in the Sun is Langston Hughes poem called A Dream Deferred which was written as an example of life in harlem. The lines are a introduction to the white societys actions to take away equal opportunity from black citizens. Hughes main point is that there could be consequences when peoples frustrations build up or accumulate to the point where they have to either surrender their dreams or allow strenuousRead MoreCharacter Analysis Of Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin In The Sun1322 Words   |  6 PagesIn Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, Beneatha Younger is the highly motivated, opinionated daughter of Lena Younger. As a black woman attending college with intentions of becoming a doctor, she is a trailblazer character whose goals stand out among the rest. With such independent desires and arduous goals to meet, Beneatha does not dwell on her romantic life. Her focus lies in her future, not the boys who court her. Beneatha is more than willing t o consider the possibility of being single