Raisin In The Sun And Dreams Essay, Research Paper

Dreams are vital to the life of every person. Without dreams, there is nothing

to plan or look forward to; therefore, no reason to live. The Younger family in

A Raisin In The Sun by Lorraine Hansberry has many dreams for the future that a

$10,000 insurance check guarantees them. I also have dreams and hopes for my

future, college, a job, and a family are all things that I want to have, some

day. Due to Walter Younger?s death, his widow, Lena Younger, receives a

$10,000 insurance check. Lena?s dream is to own her own two story house. She

takes the money and uses some of it to put a down payment on a nice little house

in an all white neighborhood. This causes some problems and conflicts, but in

the end, Lena?s dream is fulfilled and she gets the home that she and her

deceased husband always wanted. Her son, Walter Younger Jr., also has great

plans for that money, even though it isn?t really his. He wanted to invest

into buying a liquor store with two buddies. Lena let him have $3,500 to do what

he liked with and another $3,000 to put in a savings account for his sister.

Instead, he puts all of it into the liquor store. Then he discovers that one of

his ?friends? took off with the money, all of it. His dream of providing a

better life for his family is shattered. Lena also plans to help her daughter,

Beneatha, get an education so that she can fulfill her dream of becoming a

doctor. Bennie?s dream is not really taken seriously by anyone since black

doctors are unheard of, much less a female black doctor. Still, her mother

believed in Bennie and supported her by giving her $3,000 of her check by way of

having Walter Jr. put it in the bank for her. Unfortunately, he put it all into

his dream instead and lost her future along with his. Ruth?s only wish was for

everyone to be happy and for her life to be peaceful. In a way, her dream came

true because in the end, everybody was satisfied and excited about moving into

their new home. Travis only wanted to have fun and play. His childhood innocence

protected him from the problems that effected the other members of his family.

Like the Younger family, I have dreams for my future. After I graduate from high

school, I plan to go on to college and major in Psychology. I also plan to work

while I am in college to pay for my education. After I get my degree, I hope to

get a job at a hospital or clinic and help the mentally ill. Once I am

established in my work, I would like to get married, if I haven?t already, and

have a few kids. If one or all of my dreams don?t come true, the effect could

be quite detrimental to me. So, dreams are very important to a person?s well

being. If their dreams are not fulfilled, the effects could be disastrous.