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Isolation In A Raisin In The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry

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At the end of Act 2 Scene 1 Mama told Travis that she bought a house. This causes Walter to become silent and sad. Mama tries to justify what she had done was for the good of the family. It states, “ I just seen my family falling apart today… when it gets like that in life - you just got to something different…” (Hansberry 94). This means, that Mama wanted take initiative to change her family's life for the good. When Walter heard this new he went into a state of isolation. Walter is hurt by this action Mama had done, because it had crushed his dream of running a liquor store. It states, “ So you butcher up a dreams of mine…” (Hansberry 95). This means, Mama didn’t account for Walter’s dream which caused him to become sad. This action shows

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