However, beneath the cynical veneer of the adolescent beats the heart of an idealist who wants to believe in dreams that do come true. Rebellion against parents and frustration with a lifestyle that brings little gratification are conditions most young people endure. There is plenty of action, salty dialogue, and a cast of dynamic characters to captivate even the most "video-ed out" teenager. Raisin is an excellent choice for literature, drama, history, and film classes. history concurrently with American literature, this previously unpublished version of the screenplay allows students to read an engrossing American play, while they experience a culture that either mirrors their own lives or provides a window into a world of people who are more similar to them than they are different from them. For high school juniors who often study U.S. Her cosmic vision gives Raisin its power. Hansberry's screenplay not only tells the story of the Youngers but reveals the plight of all who have failed dreams.
In contemporary terms, she chronicles their nightmare in A Raisin in the Sun, an epic story of the Younger family struggling to realize the dream by escaping ghetto life.
For many of her African-American ancestors who had come North for a better life only to find exploitation and frustration, the dream had become a nightmare. Lorraine Hansberry knew about disappointment, false hope, and despair. The certainty that the ideals of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" can become reality for anyone willing to work for them is what we call the American dream.
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