A Raisin In The Sun | PLUS • WORKFLOW |

Mama eventually buys a house in Clybourne Park, an all-white neighborhood, because it is the only decent housing she can afford. This decision leads to a visit from , a representative of the neighborhood who offers to buy them out to prevent them from moving in—a clear act of racial prejudice.

Lena’s son, a chauffeur, is desperate to escape his demeaning job. He wants to invest the entire sum into a liquor store, believing wealth is the only true way to achieve dignity and freedom. A Raisin in the Sun

Mama’s daughter dreams of becoming a doctor, needing the funds to pay for medical school while navigating her own identity through her African heritage and modern feminism. Mama eventually buys a house in Clybourne Park,