A dream is a
wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep. Ok no, I’m not about to quote
the song from Cinderella but having
a dream is quite important in your life. If you don’t have a dream, you have
nothing to live for, your life is meaningless, and you can leave now.
We all have a dream. Even Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. had a dream. Pun intended. The characters within A Raisin in the Sun fight for their
dreams.
Mama wants to buy the house with the money she receives in the mail.
Even though her son, Walter, wants it for himself, selfishly, for the liquor
stores, Mama holds out for the better of the family. She wants a better life
for her family, to get the house.
Beneatha’s dream is to become a doctor, even in an era where
women were supposed to be the stay-at-home mom, to cook, clean, take care of
the kids while the men were out bringing in the dough, she still maintained her
dream to become a doctor. Everyone in the family doubted her, except for Mama
because she wanted to put aside money for her education.
Walter’s dream is, well, not a great dream in my eyes. To own
liquor stores is not what I would call the American dream. But his intentions
were in the right place. He wants to be able to support his family and not have
to rely on Mama. He is prideful just like every other man so his intentions are
clear but his actual dream is not the right place to start.
Dreams are what keep a person going. It’s their hope, it’s
their passion, it’s what makes the world go ‘round. Go out on a limb and just
dream.
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