A Raisin in the Sun Blog #1

A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, takes place in downtown Chicago in the Younger Household. In their tiny two bedroom apartment, Mama, Ruth, Walter, Beneatha, and Travis all live there. When being describe, there household was presented as, "weariness has, in fact, won this room"(Hasnberry, 1) This fact may seem insignificant, but it is in this setting that drives the plot throughout A Raisin in the Sun. Especially seen in Walter and Ruth, the setting of the apartment affects their personal happiness and their daily lively hood. Walter has rather high and somewhat unrealistic aspiration, which can be seen through his lack of presence in the apartment. Every time he is home, he realizes his inadequacy to provide a better life for his family and therefore becomes frustrated with his environment.  He typically takes his frustration out on his wife, Ruth, which creates resentment toward their household in herself as well. Ruth's desire is to get a new house, representing Ruth's desire to start fresh. The setting of the tiny, weary apartment only reminds Ruth that she, similar to Walter is unhappy with her life and is in need of significant change if she is every going to be happy again.