Since her rise to fame, Lorraine Hansberry has opened the eyes of many and shown that there is a problem among the American people. Through her own life experiences in the 20th century, she wrote what she knows and raised the issue of racial segregation, and she will not be ignored. His most popular work, A Raisin in the Sun, not only brought African Americans to the theater, but gave hope to many of them (May 1461). In this work we find an “accurate depiction of the kind of life experienced by many ordinary African Americans in the late 1950s” (Mays 1462). Although there is realism in his work, idealism is never far away. Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun allows us to see that progress occurs through an idealistic view of the world and that hope is the source of many of the changes people seek in life. It was not uncommon for African Americans to have a realistic view of the world. world in the early 1900s. Segregation played a major role in shaping the century. Many simply accepted things as they were and saw no change in the future. In the early and mid-20th century, African Americans had freedom within their grasp, but they were held back by constant discrimination. Many white Americans believed that African Americans should not have the same rights as them, even after slavery was abolished and African Americans were “free.” “Most Americans of color are not only still outside the mainstream of our society, but see no hope of entering it” (Weaver 1551). The Young People seemed very realistic at times as they were among the many African-American families struggling to live happily at a time when discrimination was still common. There seemed to be no jumps... middle of paper ... the line is not perfect and one will surely encounter some loops, but recognizing the changes they encounter is only the beginning of great success . progress in the world. Works Cited Hansberry, Lorraine. “A raisin in the sun.” The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed. Kelly J. Mays. New York: Norton, 2013. 1471-1534. PrintMays, Kelly. “The Historical Significance of a Raisin in the Sun.” The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed. Kelly J. Mays. New York: Norton, 2013. 1461-1462. Print.Mays, Kelly. “The Great Migration”. The Norton Introduction to Literature. Ed. Kelly J. Mays.New York: Norton, 2013. 1462. Print.Weaver, Robert C. “The Negro as American: The Desire for Human Dignity.” The NortonIntroduction to Literature. Ed. Kelly J. Mays. New York, 2013. 1550-1554. Print.