“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry is a play about an African-American family, who faces discrimination and financial hardship, but still stays together through it all his journey in buying a new home. Just like young people, people create lifelong goals and dreams that they want to achieve. When they don't realize their dreams, it simply becomes “a raisin in the sun” because just as a raisin loses its juice if kept outside for too long, a dream also loses its meaning. All of the younger family members have distinctive dreams, and throughout the show they don't realize the importance of family until their dreams are postponed. The title "A Raisin in the Sun" is a representation of all the characters' dreams being deferred. Additionally, the title of Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun," was inspired by one of Langston Hughes' poems, "Harlem." Hughes asks, “What happens to a dream deferred? / Does it dry up / like raisins in the sun?” (1-3).This line is significant because it represents what the play is about initially.In the play, the Younger family has particular dreams, but only one dream comes true title because the characters’ dreams were all “raisins” that lost their “flavor” because some dreams “exploded,” while others were “syrupy sweet” (Hughes 8 According to Edythe McGovern, author of “A Raisin in the Sun ” from Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series, the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes must be considered fundamental in the interpretation of Hansberry's work because it managed to create distinctive characters that relate “to such deferral of dreams chosen A Raisin in the Sun as the title of his play, inspired by La...... middle of paper ......pr. 2014.Hansberry, Lorena. "A raisin in the sun." composition. Sylvan Barnet, William Burto and William E. Cain. New York: Pearson, 2014. 1155-1208. Press. April 8, 2014.Hughes, Langston. "Harlem." Literature for composition. Ed. Sylvan Barnet, William Burto and William E. Cain.10th ed. New York: Pearson, 2014. 136. Print. April 8, 2014.McGovern, Edythe M. “A Raisin in the Sun.” Masterplots II: Women's Literature Series (1995): 1-3. Literary Reference Center Plus. Network. 8 April 2014. Tackach, James. "A raisin in the sun." Masterplots II: Youth and Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement (1997): 1-2. Literary Reference Center Plus. Network. 8 April 2014.Wang, Qun. "A Raisin in the Sun: Overview." Reference Guide to American Literature. Ed. Jim Camp. 3rd ed. Detroit: St. James Press, 1994. Literary Resources from Gale. Network. April 15. 2014.