So Long A Letter and A Raisin In The Sun: Love and Wealth 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 discus