A raisin in the Sun

Mama's plant, which is weak but flexible, represents her dream of living in a bigger house with a lawn. As she tends to her plant, she symbolically shows her dedication to her dream. Mama first pulls out her plant early in the morning. In fact, it is the first thing that she does in the morning; thus, at the beginning of the play we see that her plant, and her dream, is of the highest importance to her. Mama admits that the plant has never had enough sunshine but still survives. In other words, her dream has always b...