Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin In The Sun - Mama as the Ideal Mother Es

Mama as the Ideal Mother in A Raisin in the Sun W. S. Ross once said The hand that rocks the provenance is the hand that rules the world. As simple as this quip may sound, its mingled implications are amplified through the life of every person born since the low gear of humanity. What attribute makes a mother such an extraordinary influence oer her young? maven such attribute is the ability to nurture. Beyond the ordinary challenges of cooking, cleaning, schooling, singing, feeding, and changing is the motivation by which such sacrifices are made possible. One cannot raise a child without mutual respect. Emotion and anxiety mustiness drive her instincts. Her ability to foster is only heightened by minute face-to-face imperfections and overwhelming responsibility that range to a lack of confidence. Yet the reign characteristic that separates a birth giver from a mother is the unconditional, undying, and at times underestimated love for her child. To be a mother in the pur est sense, she must embrace this notion of nurture. Respect is one of the most sought later on elements of society second only to money. Some must have it. Others bespeak to command it. Without it hearts filled with dreams shrivel up like a raisin in the sun(1730). An example of such a circumstance is detect with the character Walter Lee Younger. He is the son of Lena Younger in the bet A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Walter is caught up with his dream to lead his family out of the ghetto by opening a liquor store (1736). He hopes to do so with an insurance settlement his mother will observe due to the death of her husband (1741). Mama (Lena Younger) is opposed to the idea because of religious beliefs(1740). Walter then becomes li... ...ild. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, Mama proves time and again that she is indeed an ideal mother. Works Cited Brooks, Gwendolyn. The Mother. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Myer. New York Bedford/St. Martins, 1999. 1081. Hadas, Rachel. The trigger-happy Hat. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Myer. New York Bedford/St. Martins, 1999. 864-865. Hansberry, Lorraine. A Raisin in the Sun. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Myer. New York Bedford/St. Martins, 1999. 1730-1793. Knight, Etheridge. A Watts Mother Mourns While Boiling Beans. The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 4th ed. Boston Bedford/St. Martins, 1996. 972 Ross, W.S. . 1, Feb. 1998. Carolyns Universe