A Raisin in the Sun

     Walter's father believed that it did not seem right for God to give black people dreams, but he knew that was what their children were for.  Their children were there to make their dreams all worth it.  In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Mama says that Big Walter "just couldn't never catch up with his dreams, that's all" (453).  Right when I read that line, I instantly connected it with the poem "A Dream Deferred" by Langston Hughes.  It brought back to mind the line in the poem that asks if the dream deferred "is like a sore-And then run?" (433).  Big Walter's dream just ran away from and was not in his reach anymore.  He could never get it back.  However, his children made everything better for him.  He wanted his children to dream and achieve everything that he could not, and Walter was just like him.  Walter wants Travis to fulfill his dreams, but also wants to achieve his goals in life as well.  This is something that I want for my children in the future.  I want them to go after their dreams and be happy just like Big Walter and Walter.