Struggles within the Younger family in the play A Raisin in the Sun Ess

Struggles within the Younger family in the play A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin In The Sun Rolling in the Dust â€Å"Oh- so now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life- now it’s money. I guess the world really do change†¦Ã¢â‚¬  (74). This quote reveals the economic struggles within the Younger family in the play A Raisin in the Sun. Throughout the play, Mama’s views are at odds with Walter’s views. For Walter, who feels enslaved in his job and life, money is the truest freedom. To him, money seems to be the answer to everything. Money, he believes, allows people to live comfortable and carefree lives. It also seems to him that money defines a man by measuring his success and ability to provide for his family. As for Mama, anything is more valuable than material wealth. The lack of money in the Younger family inhibited the growth of success. It is not easy for people to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty, exactly what happened with the Younger’s. To the characters in the play, lack of money is the root of all evil. Success is absent from the Younger family due to the lack of money. It comes from dreams that have been fulfilled, but for the Younger’s, it was impossible to fulfill any dreams without money. Walter had a dream of investing money in a liquor store to raise the standard of living for his family. Even if he wasn’t successful, he would always know that he tried his best, which would give him the pride and joy of not giving up again. Unfortunately, the family had no money that he could use for investing. â€Å"Yeah. You see, this little liquor store we got in mind cost seventy-five thousand and we figured the initial investment on the place be ‘bout thirty thousand, see. T... ... friends to some financial issues. Another time when I was affected by lack of money was on my golden birthday. I was turning 5 and I had never been to India before. All I wanted to do for my birthday was go to India and see what it was like. It would’ve been like a dream come true to go. Unfortunately, my family did not have enough money at that time for all 10 of my family members to go, so I spent the birthday at home. In summary, success is not reached without the aid of money. In A Raisin in the Sun, no one was able to accomplish his or her dreams because their family lacked one thing, money. For that reason, the Younger family’s growth of success was inhibited. It is hard for people to succeed whose qualities are let down by poverty. Now days, thousands and thousands of people cannot complete their dreams for one simple reason- they have no money.