So Long a Letter

Love and Wealth: A Comparison of So Long a Letter and A Raisin in the Sun College

What exactly makes love and wealth so appealing to humans? Love is a desirable feeling, which people feel they cannot live without. People need love in their life to feel whole, when they are with or care for a special someone. Wealth refers to possessions or assets such as cash and real estate. Many people believe that they are supposed to have a certain amount of materials and money, which will make them happy. In the stories, So Long A Letter by Mariama Ba and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry both the concepts of love and wealth are discussed. So Long a Letter is about a widow named Ramatoulaye who is faced with Islamic traditions and financial difficulties. Her deceased husband, Modou had also married another young woman named Binetou. Ramatoulaye's best friend Aissatou is also in a similar situation. Her husband Mawdo married his cousin Nabou, because of his mothers wishes. All of these marriages are formed mostly on the significance of wealth, the more wives the more you have. In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family is faced with financial difficulties, but in the end the most important thing is love. The Youngers, a black family from Chicago receives money from Walter Youngers death and his wife wants to buy...

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