Lorraine Hansberry¡¦s A Raisin In The Sun, as the first play written by an African American to be produced on Broadway, explores the struggles of ordinary African American people to achieve their desires. An African American family pursuing the American dream of owning a home encounters racism and must decide what is really important in life. Through describing Walter Lee¡¦s inner journey, Hansberry has produced a perfect play, which contents so much truth of Black people¡¦s lives.1

Walter Lee Younger an ordinary African American chauffeur. He lives with his mother Lena, whom everyone calls Mama, his sister Beneatha, his wife Ruth and son Travis Younger in a Chicago black neighborhood, Walter Lee is not satisfied of what he owned. He doesn¡¦t want to be a poor hopeless chauffeur for the rest of his life. He hates living in his small ghetto, so small that his son has to sleep in the living room, which in the same time also serves as kitchen. He dreams much bigger than that. He wants to be a successful businessman, lives like the rich white. A thousand-mile journey begins on the first step. His first step is opening his own business, being his own boss. A big opportuni

Poor Walter Lee doesn¡¦t only lose money, also he lose his hope. The hope of a successful businessman, the hope of a upper class future, the hope of being a rich father, who can afford his son¡¦s best education, and the hope of being a great husband, who can buy his wife the most beautiful jewelry. Now, every thing is gone. He is again powerless and hopeless.

¡§After tonight. After your daddy gonna do tonight, there¡¦s going to be offices- a whole lot of offices¡KOne day when you ¡¥bout seventeen years old I¡¦ll come home and I¡¦ll be pretty tired, you know that I mean, after a day of conferences and secretaries getting things wrong the way they do ¡K ¡¥cause an executive¡¦s life is hell, man ¡Vand I¡¦ll go inside and Ruth will come downstairs and meet me at the door and we¡¦ll kiss each other and she¡¦ll take my arm and we¡¦ll go up to your room to see you sitting on the floor with the catalogues of all the great schools in America around you¡K Just tell me where you want to go to school and you¡¦ll go¡K¡¨

We can see how optimistic he is about his future. He is full of hopes, he is sure that the money is going to change his position in the society. He thinks that he will even have a place in the white society. He feels his life is been changed by the time when Mama hands him the money. Now, he is totally a different person. He wants to give Travis a strong image of his father¡Xan executive. He is a loving husband again. He went to movies with Ruth. Ruth told Beneatha, ¡§ I don¡¦t know the last time me and Walter went to the movies together. That¡¦s how long it been. (smile again) But we went last night¡Kand we held hands.¡¨ How much has Walter Lee changed in just a single day! Money gives him power and hope, because of that he doesn¡¦t get depressed any more, he turns into a good father and loving husband.

(Turning madly, as though he is looking for Willy in the very room) Willy! ...Willy¡Kdon¡¦t do it ¡K please don¡¦t do it¡K Man, not with that money¡KOh, God ¡KDon¡¦t let it be ture¡K(He starts to pound the floor with his fists, sobbing wildly) THAT MONEY IS MADE OUT OF MY FATHER¡¦S FLESH¡¨

ty is up on him, now. His father ¡§Big Walter¡¦s¡¨ life-insurance policy, a ten-thousand-dollar check will be sent to them on Saturday.

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