A Raisin in the Sun

     The theme of A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry is essentially about dreams and the obstacles that stand in the way of achieving them.  I feel as if the Youngers failure at accomplishing their dreams is what causes the depression in the household.  However, by the end of the story they realize that the dream of a new house is all they ever needed.  It ends up bringing them closer together and makes them happy again.  This realization was "kind of like a rainbow after the rain. . ." (534). It allowed the Youngers to learn what is really important in life.  The dream of a house is what proved to them that they could be happy without achieving all of their other dreams.  This is what brought them out of the sadness and depression. Their struggle to attain their dreams throughout the story ended up helping them come to the realization that a happy family and a new beginning was all that they needed. It changed them and even if they did not know it, their dreams actually did come true.