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'A Raisin In the fair weather by Lorraine Handovers, the Younger family Is faced with m each monolithic issues and themes that affect African Americans in the 1 asss. These layered themes appear in the form of individuals In the play, level off for those characters that play only minor roles. George Morison, artful Harris, and Mr.. Liners individually represent different obstacles that the Youngsters must scourge in order to practise their dreams and trust what is in their hearts.This is Handlebars dash of telling her readers to non be afraid to follow their dreams, even off If there are obstacles In your path, because If they dont thence they will be worse off than eer before. George Morison is the living example of assimilation culture and its hurtful tendencies toward your native culture and heritage. He dresses manage whites, acts same whites, and puts more value on money than on thoughts and culture. under witnesses this transformation occurring in her brother, a nd it angers her.She feels gouged by fraternity to assimilate. George has merged with the American White Majority Ideals and has no difficulty in doing so, which deeply rubles Beneath, who believes that if you lose your heritage, you in turn lose yourself. George gets incredibly aggravated whenever Beneath mentions how she feels on the topic of Assimilation, and finally George cant listen all longer to her and snaps, â€Å"Lets face it, baby, your heritage is nothing exactly a bunch of raggedy- eased spirituals and some quite a little huts! (Handovers, 81) Beneath is trying to find herself by rediscovering her culture, tour George Is separating himself from his as much as possible. This huge contrast between the two Is the mall reason barelyt end Beneath slice of him and dearest of Sagas, who climby embraces his culture. He helps her overcome modern societys expectations and dance to her own drumbeat, thence giving her a way to find herself. The pressure to assimilate i nto society and become â€Å"acceptable” to others is shown in Beneath, but has already won over George.Even though satiny Harris never even steps onto the stage, his false presence hangs over the family, as he took the $6,500 that was odd of Big Walters money. He did the taking, and left the Younger â€Å" symbol”, representing people who exploit others who are desperate and helpless. glib and others bid him take advantage of people like the Younger who read no make out or way of getting help if they fall into a bad situation, but will trust person to help them out because they are desperate nice to try to achieve their dreams anyway. In stealing the money, guileful Harris destroys Walters last hope for a swell future.Walter explains later he hears the bad news of the stolen money how he thinks the world works and what he has concluded from the experience: â€Å"Life is just like it is. Who gets and who dont get… milliampere, you go to bed its all divided up… Between the takers and the â€Å" memento”… Mom of us always getting token(prenominal)…. Ill say one thing for old Wily Harris. Hes taught me something. Hes taught me to keep my eye on what counts in this world. Yeah- Thanks, Wily! ” (Handovers, 141) By this point, Walter has realized that his dream Is not acquittance to happen, and Wily has left him devastated.But amidst all these distraught what very counts, not money, not social status, but love, his family, his wife, and his son. The kind-hearted of love that made big Walter work to wipeout for his family. This realization pulls him together, and finally becomes a man and gives Mama and Ruth their dream of owning a house. It seems that people like Wily Harris gravitate to people in distressing circumstances with big dreams and little experience. Walter overcomes this disastrous event, but the memory that he could have done stop in business and made something of himself will cred ibly haunt him forever.Mr.. Liners is Just one man, but he represents thousands of people, the white majority, and their intense prejudice against blacks and other minorities. preconceived idea and racism was still everywhere in the sasss, even though slavery was gone. The views that people like Mr.. Liners cling to are keeping the Younger and other minority groups oppressed and unable to rise up to their full potential. Liners expresses his frustration with the Younger after Walter refuses his offer for the firstly time, â€Å"What do you are going to gain by moving into a neighborhood where you Just arent urgencyed… People can get awful worked up when they feel that their whole way of life and everything theyve ever worked for is threatened. â€Å"(Handovers, 199) Liners says the one thing that the white majority has been thinking. He tells the Younger very simply that they are not wanted. This kind of hostility has nothing to do with any f these peoples personalitie s, Jobs, or morals, it is solely because they are not white and therefore are deemed not severe enough to be with whites.The family overcomes this prejudice by petition Mr.. Liners back. Walter tells him that they will move into the house, and they will be good neighbors, therefore giving the Whites the first punch if they want to take it, as he will do nothing to them, because he states that the family has a right to dwell there Just as much as anyone else. Prejudice affected the Younger through the utter of one man, but through the minds of many. But they anally overcome their fear of it and move into the house at colonisation Park.Throughout this play, Handovers is constantly using symbolism, and not only does she do it through objects, but through people as well. She shows us how all of these complicated issues are self-collected together in one tiny flatcar and how this can destroy dreams Just by stepping into the way of life that is the sasss. By using characters like George, Wily, and Mr.. Liners, we get a real sense of what people are ordain to do to achieve their goals, be accepted, and keep things how they have always been. The Younger overcome each of these with their love and their dreams.\r\n'