Manhood As Displayed in A Raisin in the Sun

Literary works often depict the author’s views on some aspect of life. Lorraine Hansberry uses A Raisin in the Sun in order to showcase her views on family relationships in black society. Through the characters in her play, Hansberry shows that men in black society must take a difficult path in order to achieve their manhood in the eyes of society. This goal defines nearly every action in the lives of a black man and is altered each day by the interactions he has with his family and other black men.

The character of Walter Lee Younger that Hansberry created encounters countless difficulties in the road to gaining his manhood. Most of these problems center around his family situation. Walter is a married father who is still living with his mother. The audience sees this in the first scene as the day starts and the family jumps into action. Almost immediately, the reader is presented with one of the conflicts in Walter achieving his manhood - his relationship with his wife, Ruth. Walter blames Ruth for holding him back and preventing him from achieving his goals, saying she “couldn’t be on {his} side that long”

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Approximate Word count = 785
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)