Family, assimilation, racism and the American dreamThe book "A Raisin in the Sun" was written by Lorraine Hansberry and tells the story of an African-American family living in a poor, predominantly African-American neighborhood on the Southside of Chicago in the 1950s. The Youngers family consisted of five members: Mama, Walter, Ruth, Beneatha, and Travis, and they all lived together in a crowded one-bedroom apartment . The story is based on individual conversations with each member of the family and revolves around the question of what to do with the ten thousand dollar insurance money, left as an inheritance by Big Walter. Each character in the story has their own opinion on how to use money, but all of their thoughts described problems and issues related to family, assimilation, racism, and the American dream. Under Lorraine Hansberry's writing, the four main characters were sort of given as examples for each issue. The beginning of the first scene of the first act showed that the Younger family's living room was taken care of with love and deliberation, and it was a symbol of their care. to their family; otherwise, they would not spend time cleaning their accommodation in this uncomfortable apartment. Lorraine Hansberry successfully portrayed Walter and Beneatha's mother Mama as a caring mother and ambitious woman, and Mama was an incredible character who represented a caring family member in A Raisin in the Sun. When she received the insurance money, she immediately thought of her children and her family rather than herself, even though she had the right to use them all. She already had her own plan to use the money sufficiently. Mom even refused to use the money for her own pleasure, like traveling, when Walter's wife Ruth suggested...... middle of paper ...... it was a penny -very basic ground for everyone, but mom found herself struggling to keep her family and provide for her children. Assimilation was not directly mentioned because Beneatha advocated for it, and the author attempted to convey her message through Beneatha's action that African Americans should first be connected to their roots Africans and only then be assimilated into American society. Radical discrimination still happened to African Americans, and in some cases, black Americans were threatened if they moved into a white neighborhood. Members of each Youngers family had their own dreams, but it was not easy to achieve because they even aimed for heights like Walter's liquor store, or they simply did not have a voice to speak about their dream like Ruth. However, Ruth's dream wasn't her own idea, even though she wanted it so much, it was all based on mom's decision..