Raisin in The sun, by Lorraine Hansberry - Book Report/Review Example

Discussion The novel examines a black American family that struggles so much to liberate themselves from poverty, racial segregation, and dreams. Lorraine examines and explores how racial segregation, prejudice and economic hardships influences black Americans’ role in the family, capacity to provide for the family and their identity. According to Hansberry (27-78), a race is a hallmark for all other inequality and discrimination sources, which pervades the globe. Wealth, religious beliefs, political beliefs all can be replaced with race in Hansberry’s book to show racism perspectives in the society.

The politic id hair is evident, which indicates the society that brought about the Afro – it is not hair but politics. The words of Walter illustrate what it feels and means to be an African American in United States. This shows race before the death of Trayyon, Obama and the enactment of different laws of civil rights. In other words, this is discrimination, which is riveting for the familiarity. Set after the Second World War effects, the family of younger is experiencing a battle against racial segregation in the informal settlements of Chicago.

The complicated history of racial anxiety in America, between whites and African Americans is ingrained into the daily lives of the Younger. Lena Younger who is bother a single parent and a grandma, Beneatha Lena’s daughter, and Walter, Lena's son and Ruth, Walter's wife and Travis their son, squeeze into a small two bed roomed house - a space for three people. The family lives in a highly segregated city region, which remains as one of the most discriminated region of the US. Virtually all their actions are products of their race.

For instance, Ruth works as domestic workers and Walter is employed as a chauffeur mainly because they are African Americans and low class compared to white Americans. They are confined in a poorly maintained house because of their economic insecurity; they run low paying jobs and because their absentee property owners rarely maintain their apartment. Travis runs after a cat, whereas Beneatha and mama tries to chase away cockroaches some of the activities that would not be done by their rich White Americans.

This family feels confined and restricted by both social roles given to them and the space of their physical home. For instance, socially progressive Beneatha pursues a doctor career, irrespective of the financial challenge it exerts of the economically challenged family. Walter does a chauffeur job in her white American house, although he is interested in starting a liquor store with some of his friends and generates more income for the family. Because of racism and poverty, Ruth becomes pregnant, learns that her situation will complicate the family situation and decides to abort because the family is unable to provide for the child.

Racism and money collaborates to bring about the indication of what it means to struggle and the role of breaking away to the people who mange to rivet poverty. Similarly, George, a small boy who perceives all black man’s activities with disdain, shows the black man’s uppity. He represents the actual embodiment of the oppression feeling that may be right. Lorraine positioned him beautifully in opposition of a lone black American character in the book. Eager to achieve the freedom of his country, his hope contrasts extensively with Walter’s hopelessness.

In a small apartment, all diverse permutations of the Blacks implications are questioned and talked about