The American Dream in Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun and Arth

Centuries ago, Ameri stooges were fighting for their freedom from Britain. Then, the American hallucination was to fox got freedom. To American then, cosmos free and having their own mortal country was enough. Up until a few decades ago, African Americans were fighting to have equal rights. They thought this was all they needed and they would be truly happy. somewhere over the course of time happiness had a new core for all Americans. Now material possessions are what it takes to be happy. The American dream is to be rich. A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, and Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, both address the American Dream. Both plays controvert the desire for wealth and how the desire may lead to ones downfall. However, each play is very different in addressing issues such as race and feminism. A Raisin in the Sun and Death of a Salesman have the same major theme of the American Dream, but address an other(a)(prenominal) issues other than al ong the way. A Raisin in the Sun is about an African American family in Chicago. Living in the same old upset down house is Lena Younger, who is the mother to both Beneatha and Walter, who also live in the house. Walter is married to Ruth and is the father of Travis. As the play begins, the family is about to acquire an insurance check for 10,000 dollars. This money comes from the death of Lenas husband. Each appendage of the family wants to do something different with that money. Lena wants to buy a bigger house in a nicer area, and Ruth agrees with her. Beneatha wants the money to go to tuition for medical school. Walter wants to redact the money in a liquor store, so he can own the store, and become successful and rich. He is tired of just being a cab driver. However, Lena inten... ...e almost called Mr. Linder and made that deal with him when he open out that he lost the money, but his family was there to help him auspicate out that that would not be the right thing to do. On the other hand, Willys relationship with his family is what led him to suicide. The role of woman is also handled differently in the two plays, along with the role of age and race. The two plays had connatural points, but were also quite different. Works Cited Cleage, Pearl. Black Issues Book brushup. Playrights Choice 3 (1995) 20- 23. Evans, Everett. Whats Hot on portray. Houston Chronicle. 28 Oct 1994 Pgs 10- 12. Laban, Linda. Raisin in the Sun Raisins in the Rounder. capital of Massachusetts Globe. 5 Apr 2001 pgs 8-11. Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. vernal York Penguin Books, 1992. Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman. New York Penguin Books, 1949.