I think the main theme of the play is the value of dreams, especially because "A Raisin in the Sun" refers to "A Dream Deferred." Also, although a raisin may shrivel in the sun, I really think a grape would be more prone to do that then turn into a raisin, so really the play should be called "A Grape in the Sun that could Turn Into a Raisin." But pursuing dreams is the driving force behind the plot. "Daring to Dream" and "Following One's Dream" usually carry a lot of weight with people, especially those crazy theater types, so the weight of the theme is felt throughout the play which increases the pleasure of the performance. And because it isn't kind of a watered-down "Golly gee Ma, I wish we done had a house so's we can rise above the white man's oppression" kind of plot due to it's well thought out and profound writing and actions given in stage directions, the didactic aspects of it seem well implemented and leave the audience with a sense of wanting themselves to (hopefully) implement social change. Just bashing the oppression of African-Americans and constantly beating what would have been a mostly white audience with that would have had a negative effect on the play and I would probably have never read it because it wouldn't have made it past opening night.
Unlike this play, the milk is going a wee bit curdy.
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