What are dreams and why are they so important? It is my belief that dreams give people a hope and a reason to live, beyond any explanation. Without it, life couldn't have any meaning and everything in this world can seem pointless. The play shows how some people still go on living, even when some of their dreams don't come true. The characters Lena Younger (Mama), Walter Lee, and Beneatha Younger, portray this message in 'A Raisin in the Sun'.
Lena Younger or Mama, was the head of the Younger family and just like her late husband, had a dream that her children and her descendants would hav…