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Essay / Themes of the American Dream in A Raisin In The Sun
Hansberry begins the play with a family with frustrated dreams. These dreams mainly involve money. Although the Younger family seems distant from white, middle-class culture, they want to achieve the same materialistic dreams as the rest of American society. The American dream is for everyone, as Hughes says in his poem “Let America Be America Again.” Let this be the dream it was. Let him be the pioneer on the plain, seeking a home where he himself may be free.” It's as if Hughes was saying that younger people can achieve their dreams, even if they're not middle class. Let them have the freedom to get what they want. Which is indeed possible for the youngest if they stay thinking positive and