She works hard for the money.. but not really. Reflective post.

It’s funny to think that thirty, forty, fifty, even sixty years ago, people were struggling with the same issues we face and try to overcome today. In “A Raisin in the Sun,” the Younger family is struggling with money and each of the family members suffers from the lack of financial stability. For Walter, he had a dream to open a liquor store with two of his buddies, but had no resources to do so. Beneatha was a student in college, wanting to be a doctor. Travis had no bed, not even a room of his own. Ruth got news that she was expecting another child. Mama wanted her children be happy and be good people, living for the Lord.

Most of the story revolves around everyone’s concern for money; not necessarily that they all want to be rich, but they want enough money to be able to live how they want to, without having to worry about how they're going to make the next payment on whatever is needed.
In the text, we see that Travis needs money to bring to school. It was only fifty cents, but his mother was unable to give him what he needed.

The story had an interesting twist, though. With everyone's financial concerns, a large sum of money was placed into the hands of Mama - the money from her late husband's life insurance policy. Walter desperately wanted that money in order to fulfill his dream of partially owning a liquor store. Beneatha hoped to get some to pay for her college tuition, although she didn't make her desires known. Each of the characters have a use for the money, but there's only so much that's able to go around.

Even though money isn’t the cause of happiness, it’s relevant to the emotion. Many people in the world are lacking much wealth, but some can find happiness in their situations if they accept it and don’t dwell on the badness of it. Those who don't find happiness, though, struggle being content with the little that they do have. 

I once read a quote that said "A person's happiness depends on his disposition, not his circumstance." If we can see the good in everything that's not all that great, or even see a faint light at the end of the bleak tunnel, we'll be okay.

God blesses those who bless Him, although not necessarily with money.