A Raisin in the Sun - 3

"Once upon a time freedom used to be life--now it's money." pg. 74

One of the motifs of this play seems to be differences in generations. In Mama's generation, black people's main priority was freedom. That was what life was about. To them, nothing else mattered. With Walter's generation, they never had to deal with the issue of freedom. They just had it, and took it for granted. Now people wanted money; it was the main priority. Those from Mama's generation cannot see and understand how the people from Walter's generation don't appreciate their freedom. They don't realize that a life of freedom is all they know. This generation misunderstanding still applies today when it comes to technology. People today take their efficient lifestyles for granted because they have never had to experience what it would be like to not use technology. Then those who are from pre-technology generations often refuse to accept the change because they are misunderstanding the purpose of the new technology.