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In Raisin In The Sun, poverty is seen throughout the whole story. One time is when travis asks for money and there is none. Another is the Younger family have an apparment that the bathroom has to be shared with another familys. This affects the family drastically, when they need something and there is no money they have to wait for the check. The house they live in makes they look even poorer than they allready are. The way they live is sad, no enough money to live like a civilized family. The family feels poor besides when the check comes When the check comes it comes withh alot of moneyy, but once they get it the money goes very quick.


 * Two Examples Of How long Poverty Has Exsicted in America

1. Its been exicting for more than 70 years because poverty was a major issue when americans use to take blacks as slaves.

2. Homeless people. They are out in the streets because of the choices they made in their lifetime. They probley didn't finish school, never went to college or found a job.


 * Two examples Of How This Exictis In The Book

1. An example of povety in the story is when on page 30-31 Travis wants $.50 for some lunch at school. Ruth says she has no money so Walter gives him the 50 cents for his lunch.

2. The Younger's house is very dirty and is broken down. there are holes in the walls, it's dusty and ut needs to be cleaned all the time. There's insects crawling everywhere, they have to be sharing a bathroom with the other families.

This hinders in the American dream, Like When people have no money or influence. They can't afford to get the expensive things or luxerious things the American Dream has to do with. People with poverty don't and can't live in the fancy homes, fancy cars, clothes, food, or anything with the American Dream. Just because they don't have the money.
 * How Does This issue Hinder the American Dream ?

The American Dream maybe different for other family. To me this means the way a normal civilized family lives. This might mean how a mother is a house wife or a nurse. The kids are most likley to be soccer players. The father can be a lawyer. An American family has a dog, A mini van, big house, bed-time stories. The way a family lives throughout their lives.
 * Definition Of The American Dream.

Poverty- When You Have no money to live off of, No house, no food, nothing that has to do with money. People who are poor struggle with money and life, they try to support their children if they have any.
 * Definition Of Poverty

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