The play begins with the family eagerly waiting for a check of $10,000.00 to come in the day’s mail. The money is from the life insurance of Lena’s husband who has passed away. Lena and her family each have their own ideas for what to do with the money. Walter, who doesn’t know that his wife Ruth is pregnant, only dreams of being rich like the white men he passes on the streets. He wants to invest the money in a liquor store along with his friends Willy Harris and Bobo. Beneatha is in college and is dating two men at the same time. The first one, George Murchison, is materialistic and snobbishly ri

There were many symbols used throughout the play, but there was only space to write about two of them. The plant symbolized a family that was withering away, but when it reaches its new home it will have new life. The money represented Big Walter beacause it was money that they received for his death. He worked hard for many years to provide for his family and he finally was able to give them the new home that they desperately needed. In the end, the family was stronger and more loving, but most importantly, Mama finally got that garden that she had always dreamed of.

Mama’s plant is old, withered, and sits in the shadows of the house where it receives no sunlight. It is dying and is in much need of care. It was once alive and flourishing but the walls of the house have suffocated it, turning into nothing but a weeping memory. The plant symbolizes the family’s struggles and hope for a better life. The family was once very peaceful and loving but as the times changed, they became filled with bitterness and anger towards one another. Ruth is pregnant and they are already too crowded in the tiny apartment. One would think that the family would feel relieved of their pain and hassles when they received the money, but it only added to their frustrations. The family could not agree on what to do with the money since they each had their own hopes and dreams in life. Mama thought Walter was in the “dark”, like the plant, because he thought life was all about having an endless supply of money and all the pleasures in life. Mama viewed life as freedom from slavery, and the right to have a loving family and happy life. But, Mama’s family was no longer a loving one. Mama decided that the

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Mama Walter, Karl Lindner, Raisin Sun, Lorraine Hansberry, Park Walter, George Murchison, Walter Willy, Willy Harris, Clybourne Park, Bobo Beneatha, raisin sun, ruth pregnant, mama’s plant, move neighborhood walter, symbols throughout, liquor store, life mama, clybourne park, willy harris, karl lindner, symbols throughout play, money life insurance, mama’s family,