Often times I have heard that racism is over or that the current disparities that are present aren't because people are still racist, it just and economic remnant of the past. I thought to myself if this theory is true and does it make sense. And in someways it does. Someone who doesn't have the same privileges as maybe we do will probably not be able to offer their kids the same privileges that we might be able to in the future. It could all be a sad cycle. However, Hansberry showed that there were more factors at play in such a situation. Using the money that the she got, mama was able to afford a nice home and was trying to make a better life for her and her family. However even when they got out of the economical loop, they were still unwelcome. Linder even acknowledged that the Younger's were hard working people like he was and that every one has a right to live in a type of community of their own wish. Yet, he still tries to keep the Youngers out because they don't fit into his picture of the community he wants to live in. This just goes to show that other factor are at play here. Economics seems like an easy way to cover up whats really going on, but at the heart of it there are also people who have stereotypes and are just not willing to change there attitudes. These types of attitudes cause real harm and keep a cycle of oppression going.
I share your sentiment that the main point of the story is to show at work the underlying factors that lead to the Younger's economic situation, such as the anti-integration Mrs. Johnson and the abstract liberal Lindner. The story still shows that the Youngers ultimately shrug off these barriers and live in a white neighborhood anyways.
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