Raisin in the Sun qualifies the insider versus outsider tension in the socioeconomic view. Since the Young family is black during a time where racism was highly present, they were outsiders to American society. Also, because of money, the family had lower income, which holds them back from quite a few things. Even with the purchase of the new house in a nice neighborhood, they are outsiders in the community because of their skin color, making them again outsiders. The Young family was not necessarily a family who wanted in with the community, but they desired happiness, which did not spawn from money but through each other, separating them from materialistic families. Through Raisin in the Sun, readers are able make connections to appearance versus reality.