Overall impression on A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun was a great play about the dreams of a family wishing to better their living situation and leave their cramped up life in the apartment they live in. We are introduced to this family and immediately know their life is a constant struggle since they are fed up with each other. After Mama gets insurance money from he dead husband, everyone gets excited because they feel this is the hope they have been wanted for their dreams to come true especially Walter. But soon after, Walter losses the money Mama gave him for his liquor store and Bennie's college fund and it turns into the climax of the play where everyone loses hope in their dreams. Towards the end, Walter realized that more important than the money comes his family and his need to be the head of his family and make the right choice in not letting his family be looked down upon. Beneatha also realizes she needs to keep going with her goals in becoming a doctor even though the money Mama gave Walter for her school is gone. She realizes that this money, which was never truly hers, wasn't going to ruin her chances of doing what she wanted to do with her life. Every character learned a lesson after the money was gone. They realized their family sticking together was more important than fighting over the money and their lives.