While some of the segregation and racial tensions from Raisin have mostly disappeared, the play still addresses universal human issues which allows it to appeal to a wide array of audiences. For example:
1. Beneatha's search for identityas a college student is one that most humans have experienced. Consider how many college students switch from one major to another, just as Beneatha changes from one interest to another.
2. Walter and Mama's struggle for authorityis also a conflict with which most sons can relate, especially if they have ever lived in their parents' home as adults. Walter's struggle for recognition as a man is even more evident because he, as the head of his household, still has to live under his mother's roof.
3. The desire to have a place of one's own appeals to most humans--whether it's a home with no landlord telling you how to live or owning a business with no boss breathing down your neck.
Finally, Hansberry includes a great deal of humor in the play which provides comic relief while allowing the audience to ponder serious issues.
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