I read this play in my 10th grade english class. We had to write several essays including this text and the controlling idea for this was almost always dreams. This story is about a family called the Youngers living on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s. The family isnt rich or poor but they are in between with enough to survive on. Everyone in the house has their own seperate dream that doesnt include the well being of the rest of the family except fot Lena Younger the head of the household and her son Walter Younger. Lena has recieved an insurance check for which she wishes to put a down payment on ahouse with so that the family can mov e out of their apartment. Walter wants to use the money to start his business as a liquor store owner. His wife just wants a better life for their son while his sister wishes to go to medical school.
Walter's drive to carry out his dream is stronger than the rest of the family because he is the man of his household but cannot provide adequately for his family. He works for rich people and sees the way in which they conduct business and aspires to be like them. Becaus eof where he lives and how he grew up he probably didnt get the same opportunities as them in life, which would explain his inability to land a high paying job. He believes that if he can provide for his family he will truly be a man.
His wife Ruth was about to make a tremendous sacrfice for the sake of the family. She was pregnant but decided that she couldnt have the baby because it would be placing a huge burden on the existing family. She was willing to terminate her unborn child because the family didnt have the finances to support another body in the house.
People make tremendous sacrifices for the sake of their dreams. Walter was given the money by his mother because she wanted him to rise up and take responsibility as the man of the house. She told him to specificalluy make a payment on the house and put away $2000 for his sisters schooling. The temptation to fufill his dream was overwhelming on Walter. He disobeyed his mother and used the money for the business which turned out to be a scam so he lost it. This was a tremendous loss for the family everyone gave up hope and the family almost fell apart because of his stupidity. In the end he family came together and everyone agreed to do tings like pick up extra jobs in order to pay for the house.
This is a great book and I would encourage everyone to read it because it shows the strength of a family and how even through desperate times they stick together.
Walter's drive to carry out his dream is stronger than the rest of the family because he is the man of his household but cannot provide adequately for his family. He works for rich people and sees the way in which they conduct business and aspires to be like them. Becaus eof where he lives and how he grew up he probably didnt get the same opportunities as them in life, which would explain his inability to land a high paying job. He believes that if he can provide for his family he will truly be a man.
His wife Ruth was about to make a tremendous sacrfice for the sake of the family. She was pregnant but decided that she couldnt have the baby because it would be placing a huge burden on the existing family. She was willing to terminate her unborn child because the family didnt have the finances to support another body in the house.
People make tremendous sacrifices for the sake of their dreams. Walter was given the money by his mother because she wanted him to rise up and take responsibility as the man of the house. She told him to specificalluy make a payment on the house and put away $2000 for his sisters schooling. The temptation to fufill his dream was overwhelming on Walter. He disobeyed his mother and used the money for the business which turned out to be a scam so he lost it. This was a tremendous loss for the family everyone gave up hope and the family almost fell apart because of his stupidity. In the end he family came together and everyone agreed to do tings like pick up extra jobs in order to pay for the house.
This is a great book and I would encourage everyone to read it because it shows the strength of a family and how even through desperate times they stick together.
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