Often times in life, unfortunately, we face situations that vindicate us, these conflicts can be within our own families and sometimes there is even conflict between parents and their own children. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, there is an opposition between Walter and Mama. After Walter Lee Sr. passed away, Mama receives a life insurance check of $10,000. At the time, Walter believes that starting a liquor store with the money will be the best thing for the family, but Mama does not substantiate it. In response to this, Walter feels jilted because his sister Beneatha, who is excogitating becoming a doctor, is being supported by their mother and Mama encourages her to do what she wants. In return, Walter takes Mama’s
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Out of disappointment, Mama says “I seen … him … night after night … come in … and look at that rug … and then look at me … the red showing in his eyes … the veins moving in his head … I seen him grow thin and old before he was forty … working and working and working like somebody’s old horse … killing himself … and you —you give it all away in a day—” (129). In this time, Mama feels betrayed, she is beating Walter out of spite, she wants her money back and she is distraught that her very own son would make such a careless mistake and give up everything they had. This conflict between Mama and Walter drives the story. The conflict results in Mama telling Walter in a time of desperation, “You show where our five generations done come to. Go ahead, son— Go ahead” (1). This gives Walter a sense of pride and he makes up for everything he has done to betray Mama. The conflict in the story is important because it makes the story the way it is. Without the conflict in the story, Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun would just be a story about a poor family that struggles to keep their needs met. Therefore, the conflict in the storyline unveils the sequence of events is developing the
Out of disappointment, Mama says “I seen … him … night after night … come in … and look at that rug … and then look at me … the red showing in his eyes … the veins moving in his head … I seen him grow thin and old before he was forty … working and working and working like somebody’s old horse … killing himself … and you —you give it all away in a day—” (129). In this time, Mama feels betrayed, she is beating Walter out of spite, she wants her money back and she is distraught that her very own son would make such a careless mistake and give up everything they had. This conflict between Mama and Walter drives the story. The conflict results in Mama telling Walter in a time of desperation, “You show where our five generations done come to. Go ahead, son— Go ahead” (1). This gives Walter a sense of pride and he makes up for everything he has done to betray Mama. The conflict in the story is important because it makes the story the way it is. Without the conflict in the story, Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun would just be a story about a poor family that struggles to keep their needs met. Therefore, the conflict in the storyline unveils the sequence of events is developing the