the truth be told Essays - English-language Films,

Aaron Howard Daniel Comp II 8 April 2011 The Truth be told The black society has undergone many tribulations and turmoil, from the time they were captured as slaves from Africa and brought over to the states to work on plantations and cotton farms; right up to the present. Or so it seems to be told by the black community, in the story ?A Raisin in the Sun? a point is illustrated that contradicts everything that is taught about oppression and hard times by showing a family that works together for the wellbeing of not themselves but of each other. The younger family was not well off and didn?t have much to call their own, but they had each other even though it seemed at times that the family was torn, the bond of love was still stronger than that of disagreement. Even though the family disagrees with one another they still try to get along and live together in the same house. The family overcomes great despair with the death of their father, grandfather, and husband which brings more turmoil to the family by the means of a life insurance check in the amount of ten thousand dollars which each member of the family wants to spend in a different way, but Mama has got a plan and sticks to it. (Shmoop Editorial Team). ?But the Youngers have a chance at a new beginning. Ten thousand dollars is coming in the mail, and Lena must decide what to do with it. Bennie hopes for tuition money, Walter hopes for the down payment on his liquor store, and Ruth just wants her family to be happy. Then three huge events happen: 1) Lena decides to buy a house for the family?in a white neighborhood, 2) Lena entrusts the rest of the money to Walter, advising him to save a good amount for Beneatha?s schooling, and 3) Walter loses all the money in the liquor store scam. Morale goes from the highest of highs to the lowest of lows?. Mama wants her son to be able to stand up like a man and have dignity and pride not to be ashamed of whom he is but to be an example for his son. The family also encounters the problem of the neighborhood that Mama bought the house in. It was an all-white part of town and they didn?t want any blacks living close to them, this was found out when a man named Karl came and offered the family money to buy the house from them, then Walter thinks it would a good idea to sell the house to make up for part of what he had lost. (Shmoop Editorial Team). ?Walter must decide between standing up for his family?s rights and standing up for his ego and role as the breadwinner of the family. Fortunately for the Youngers, and for Broadway history, Walter sides with his family?s rights and declines Karl?s offer. The family will move into their new home?. The Younger family stands up against the rejecting neighborhood and decides to move in any way as a family. The Younger family is a good example of what happens in today?s society and is never recognized by most, this is the fact that no matter what society or government or humanity throws at people, human beings we can overcome and conquer our biggest transgressors with just a little hope and love the Younger family realized this after the stress and pain that comes with conflict but overcome their problems and moved into their new house despite what others thought. People today need to realize where they come from, not the country or town or city but the family that raised them and taught them to love one another like a brother or sister. The world we live in today is a selfish world and needs more love and hope and freedom instead of hate, the people of the present and the future need to realize that it takes more than one kind or color of people to make up the world. The key idea to peace is not to love yourself and worry only about your own problems but to realize that family is the only thing in