A Raisin in the Sun
Essay Test
1.) At the beginning of the play Walter Lee has breakfast with his son, and wife. As the meal continues you witness the deterioration of Walter and Ruth’s relationship. Walter expresses his dreams about owning a business which is an everyday thing for Ruth. She has grown tired of hearing. The disappointments of the ghetto, living with four other people, and being pregnant with a second child has gotten to Ruth, her hopes and dreams are crushed. Sadly, Ruth has succumb to reality and can only tell her husband to eat his eggs. The fact that Ruth cannot dream disappoints Walter, he finds this infuriating and often verbally uses Ruth.
2.) The biblical allusion in this play was a reference to Adam and Eve by Benetha about marrying George Murchinson. Adam and Eve are the first humans that God created. Eve was made from the rib of Adam. When Walter asks why Benetha will not marry George she make this reference. The reference is significant because God created Eve as a companion for Adam, and she cannot exist with him. They have a bond that cannot be broken, but Benetha wishes it could if it had to do with her and George.
3.) Throughout the story Walter is frustrated by Ruth’s actions. She attacks his friends, nags him about the insurance money not being his, and on top of everything they are bringing a new baby into a broken marriage. To cope with the pain of reality Walter drinks heavily and comes home several drunk and verbally attacking Ruth. Finding out about Ruth’s pregnancy upsets Walter and he flies into a rage questioning Ruth about who really wants this baby. This outburst seems to make Ruth firm in her decision about aborting the baby. It is not clear if she aborted the baby, but as the story continues the couple’s marriage gets better when Mama decides to give Walter the money for his business.
4.) The money symbolizes many things for the family like a way out of the ghetto. Walter no longer wishes to be a chauffeur and a servant to the white
1.) At the beginning of the play Walter Lee has breakfast with his son, and wife. As the meal continues you witness the deterioration of Walter and Ruth’s relationship. Walter expresses his dreams about owning a business which is an everyday thing for Ruth. She has grown tired of hearing. The disappointments of the ghetto, living with four other people, and being pregnant with a second child has gotten to Ruth, her hopes and dreams are crushed. Sadly, Ruth has succumb to reality and can only tell her husband to eat his eggs. The fact that Ruth cannot dream disappoints Walter, he finds this infuriating and often verbally uses Ruth.
2.) The biblical allusion in this play was a reference to Adam and Eve by Benetha about marrying George Murchinson. Adam and Eve are the first humans that God created. Eve was made from the rib of Adam. When Walter asks why Benetha will not marry George she make this reference. The reference is significant because God created Eve as a companion for Adam, and she cannot exist with him. They have a bond that cannot be broken, but Benetha wishes it could if it had to do with her and George.
3.) Throughout the story Walter is frustrated by Ruth’s actions. She attacks his friends, nags him about the insurance money not being his, and on top of everything they are bringing a new baby into a broken marriage. To cope with the pain of reality Walter drinks heavily and comes home several drunk and verbally attacking Ruth. Finding out about Ruth’s pregnancy upsets Walter and he flies into a rage questioning Ruth about who really wants this baby. This outburst seems to make Ruth firm in her decision about aborting the baby. It is not clear if she aborted the baby, but as the story continues the couple’s marriage gets better when Mama decides to give Walter the money for his business.
4.) The money symbolizes many things for the family like a way out of the ghetto. Walter no longer wishes to be a chauffeur and a servant to the white