’s displays her “womanism” by using her control and sharing her dreams with her family.During this time period women did not think, or act for themselves on their own. They were not respected nor did they have their own attitudes. Men were the controller them and their lives. Mama regulated this and exhibited that women could live for themselves as well as think for themselves.Even though everything fell apart towards the end of the book, Mama still had a positive attitude. No matter how bad things got she still was willing and motivated. She wanted to be happy and filled with hope. Mama states, “When it gets like that in life—you just got to do something different, push on out and do something bigger.” (94). Her attitude is positive and she did what she could to try to make the rest of the family feel the same way. Her good attitude is what made the family happy and filled with hope. However, woman during this time did not have too much to be positive about. With the exception of the Younger’s household most women in this period had no self-respect and were controlled by their husbands.In A Raisin in the Sun, Mama illuminates the fact that woman can exist and can do positive things in the world on there own. By Mama’s role, she shows that women can live on their own without the guidance of men. Mama’s strong; bold attitude overcame the aspirations of the struggle between men and women, which led to clarifying the book as a guide to the upbringing of the women’s movement. Through Mama’s desires, the play A Raisin in the Sun examines the expressions, the emotions and the feelings of what woman had to cope with during the 1950’s and 1960’s. Mama’s dreams and her attitude designed a new path for woman to walk on. Through Mama’s conduct this play reveals a positive attitude towards the women’s movement and represents that woman can...
