After I read the book raisins in the sun, the author of raisins in the sun describes the great influence of apartheid on the black families living in Chicago at that time. In the book, racial discrimination is very serious, because there are great difficulties in people’s demand for happiness, which is related to the struggle for black identity in the social background at that time. Because no one wants to live in an old, crowded house and a low-quality life, every character wants a good life. They are trying to improve their apartheid and lifestyle. In the book, Walter is a selfish family member. He only cares about his interests. As a man, he doesn’t care about his mother’s money, only his dream, and doesn’t know it’s her money. Maybe welted wants to be rich. Welted’s sister dreams of becoming a smart doctor. She has different values from her family. In the face of her identity and status quo, she has made a lot of efforts, and also wants to change the status quo through her efforts. “Lena” is their mother. She is conservative. She hopes to buy her husband’s valuable insurance, buy a dream, house, and have her dream come true. But all of these are goals to improve their quality of life. The authors share their thoughts, conversations, and feelings that highlight small details and feelings that reflect the author’s attitude and how they want to express the author. His mother controls the family because she manages the family’s financial and social activities. These black family members are not interested in following the white culture, except that Beneatha wants to be a doctor and an outsider. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with the dreams they want to achieve. What they want is to improve their living standard as much as possible. I feel that every part of the story conveys the same message, that is, they are yearning for a better life and striving for a better dream.

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