Falling Into The Trap Of Believing That Reaching One s...

Falling into the trap of believing that reaching one’s dreams is a simple task is a fatal mistake many make. This is prominent in the case of the Younger family from the short story, â€Å"A Raisin in the Sun†, by Lorraine Younger. The story entails the journey of a colored family in a white-dominated society striving for their dreams. The Younger family believes they can achieve their dreams through overnight success, to blame others when their plans fail, and whenever there is guaranteed prosperity, to settle down. The Younger Family has many conflicting views on how to achieve their dreams, however one main theme plagues a portion of the family; achieving dreams is possible overnight. Walter Lee Younger is the son of Lena Younger and†¦show more content†¦Walter’s mother comes in the room when he receives the terrible news and asks, â€Å" Son†¦ is it gone? All of it? Beneatha’s money too?† which soon leads to Walter Lee’s adm ittance of the loss saying, â€Å"I never went to the bank at all†¦ Yes...All of it†¦ It’s all gone, †soon ensuring his beating from his mother (Hansberry 561). When the family finds out about this tragedy, the instant instinct of all of the family members was to blame it all on Walter Lee, accusing him of being the reason they will not achieve their dreams. The family does not stop to think about the pain and embarrassment Walter is going through and Lena, the mother of the family, is quick to bring this up saying, â€Å"Have you cried for that boy today? I don’t mean for yourself or for the family cause we lost the money. I mean for him: what he been through and what it done to him†¦ Make sure you done taken into account what hills and what valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is,† ensuring that no one person in the family could blame Walter for the deferral of their dreams due to the loss of their money (Hansberry 573). T he family has one goal each of them selfishly wants. Each has a different plan they desire with the money they are going to acquire, such as when Beneatha says she plans to become a doctor. The family knows this will be a costly choice and Walter is quick to say, â€Å"Have we figured out yet just how much that medical