A Raisin in the Sun

     In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, there is definitely a generation gap.  Something that caught my attention was when Walter and Mama were talking how all Walter can think about is money.  Then Mama says that "once upon a time freedom used to be life-now it's money" (475).  I think that this shows how times have changed.  When Mama was younger all that black people yearned for was a sense of freedom, to finally have the rights that they deserved.  Now, her son is growing up wanting money, a life like the white people.  Mama does not get how things changed so fast.  She is hurt because no one is proud of what her generation achieved for everyone.  It is hard for her to deal with the fact that money is the biggest issue that her children and grandchildren are worrying about.  She does not understand how money is life and that it will be that way for a long time.  This gap between Mama and Walter cause some disagreement and confusion among the two and their wants.