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In the play "A Raisin in the Sun" the prevalent theme is the importance of having a dream and trying to carry it out.

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In the play "A Raisin in the Sun" the prevalent theme is the importance of having a dream and trying to carry it out.

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Walter is a simple man who just wants a better life for his family. Making a living as a chauffeur he is barely able to give his son money for food or to get to school. This inability to provide has shaken him to his core and changed his personality. His dream is to open a liquor store with a few buddies of his using his father's insurance check they will soon receive. This isn't the best way to make a living but he believes he will make more money to help his family. This dream is one of the only things keeping him from giving up and letting his family down.

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"I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy…Mama – look at me" (1.ii.57)

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"That was what one person could do for another, fix him up – sew up the problem, make him all right again. That was the most marvelous thing in the world…I wanted to do that. I always thought it was the one concrete thing in the world that a human being could do. Fix up the sick, you know – and make them whole again. This was truly being God…I wanted to cure. It used to be so important to me. I wanted to cure" (3.i.117)

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Beneatha's lifelong dream was to go to medical school and become a doctor. This was a rare feat for women, especially those of color during this time. Her strive not just to become an independent woman, but one who is helping others is what keeps her going every day. With a good sum of the insurance money gone because of Walter's immense error, her hope of going to medical school now seems to be crushed and she doesn't know what she is going to do. The impact of a dream is very powerful and can make or break a person in a time of struggle.

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Throughout the play, Mama dreams for a better life for her family. She always puts them first, always making decisions based on their benefit and not hers.

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Them houses they put up for colored in them areas way out all seem to cost twice as much as other houses. I did the best I could (2.i.77)

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Mama believes it is best for her family to move into a newer house, out of the slums. She thinks this will improve their overall quality of life and make them happier. She buys a house in an all white neighborhood with her husband's insurance check which she knows he worked very hard for. She wants to use this money for the house becasue he wanted them to be successful just as much as she does. Even though her family disapproves of this choice, she knows it will be the best decision for them. This dream has motivated her to be the strong woman she was throughout the story that held her family together.

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"…Big Walter used to say, he’d get right wet in the eyes sometimes, lean his head back with the water standing in his eyes and say, "Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams – but He did give us children to make them dreams seem worth while" (1.i.29-30)