Theme in the A Raisin in the Sun There are many themes in A Raisin in the Sun. The this play was written by, an African American, Lorraine Hansberry. The three themes that stood out when I read the play were; family values, money isnt everything, life in poverty. The first and, I feel, most important was the theme of family values. It was mentioned a lot how family values are passed on through generations. For example Mama was always saying what her husband was like and what he would do.
Family values were shown to be very strong in when it comes down to it. For example when Walter had that guy come over so that he could take the money but Walter ended up telling him to leave. Mama was usually the one who reminded her family of the values they needed to express and follow. For example how she always told Walter how to treat his wife or how he told Beneath a ad Walter to stop arguing so much.
The next most important, I think, is that money isnt everything. Family is more important than money. Walter was going to take the money from the man for the house but decides that the happiness of his family is more important than the money. Because money wont last. For example Walter had all that money invested in the liquor thing and then it all got taken away but his family and the love from his family was still there. Also money wont be there when you need a shoulder to cry on or when you need someone to talk to.
For example when Walter loses all that money Mama comforts him and makes him think its OK that the moneys gone. Another one of the major themes is living life in poverty. Living life in poverty sometimes makes you frustrated and will make you act rude and obnoxious with other people, including your family. For example when Walter started talking about not having any money he argued and yelled at this wife, Ruth. Poverty can make you stress some of the more important things in life. For example Mama may to have much money before the inheritance but she still stresses family values.
The Essay on Venice Family ClinicThe Uses Of Poverty: The Poor Pay For All
Poverty is a persistent social phenomenon. A functional analysis (Robert Merton) of poverty may explain positive functions as to why such phenomenon continues to persist, as seen by Herbert J. Gans’ study, “The Uses of Poverty: The Poor Pay for All”, which expresses thirteen positive functions of poverty and further expresses its consistency with the functionalist perspective. In society, ...
Poverty ca make you jealous of what other people have. For example Walter is always saying that he wishes hr had money and a store and the nice things that, rich, white people have. The three themes that stood out when I read the play were; family values, money isnt everything, life in poverty. All these issues are relevant in todays society. This story is based on living in society and how life is, therefore, the points and themes it brings out are very closely related to the society of today.
