raisin in the sun 日光下的葡萄干 英文读后感.doc

raisin in the sun 日光下的葡萄干 英文读后感.doc The plant symbolizes the struggle of the Younger family in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Most importantly, the Younger family struggled in the racist condition where typical African Americans situated. It was at the time of 1950s. African Americans were restricted in many ways both socially and politically. We can understand the happiness when Ruth heard that Mama intended to buy a house in a white resident. At that moment, they felt not only happy for a shelter, but also for the equality for being a black in America. But, the society was always a bit bitter and cruel and it was Lindner as white that told them the trouble they got to move into the new resident. It was just a piece of lie, waiting for people to unveil it. Lindner said: “Well – it’s what you might call a sort of welcoming committee, I guess. I mean they, we – I’m the chairman of the committee – go around and see the new people who move into the neighborhood and sort of give them the lowdown on the way we do things out in Clybourne Park.” (Hansberry Act 2 scene 3) He obviously separated the people into blacks and whites by using “we” and “they” which hurt the family a lot. Even when Mama came back from the business, she said disappointedly: “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” (Hansberry Act 2 scene 1) These were all African Americans had to confront during that time. Secondly, the Younger family struggled for living in a real house, being a real resident and having their dignity despite of the racist condition. It seemed that the family struggled a lot to have a house. The family was once poor and as we can see in the scene, Walter even rushed for using the washroom in the morning. Facing the situation, Ruth said: “Well, I ain’t got no fifty cents this morning…I don’t care what teacher say. I ain’t got it. Eat your breakfast, Travis” (Hansberry Act 1 scene 1). As what I mentioned, they wanted the house so badly not only for a shelter to live in, but also for the pride and dignity of being people in Chicago especially as African Americans. Even they had money, it was still not easy for them to fine a place, a white resident. “I want you to believe me when I tell you that race prejudice simply doesn’t enter into it. It is a matter of the people of Clybourne Park believing, rightly or wrongly, as I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities.” (Hansberry Act 2 scene 2) The society’s cruelty would not let them get what they wanted so easily. Why? Why shouldn’t they, the black and white, live together? May be that was what confused them always. In the end, they finally moved into the new house, with true struggle. Last but not the least, the family struggled for their identical dreams. Mama just tried to find the nicest place for the least amount of money for her family (Hansberry Act 2 scene 1). Ruth was just the type of woman who wanted to raise her children in the new shelter. She was pregnant and she had Travis around her and she felt that she should give love to them and let them enjoy the life of being real people. Still as a woman, Beneatha had her dream of going to college to have deeper education and to become a doctor. However, what Walter was thinking about was totally different. He wanted to invest a liquor store which was what Mama didn’t agree with. She thought the liquor store hurt the people who go in it. But Walter was so crazy about the money that he almost lost his mind until he realized that a so-called friend took all of his money as an excuse for the store and went away. He started to realize that the family was more essential than he thought and providing a home for all the family members seemed to be vital. Everyone had his or her dream once. The dreams could be different but as we can see, all people in the family work hard and were always thinking about the family and others in many different ways. As what Hughes said once, a dream deferred, like a raisin in the sun.