4/25/18

Today in class we first started out by reviewing what we read in "A raisin in the sun". We went over how Beneatha was being a little bit selfish by going to medical school and trying out all these different clubs and, she expects to be given money and that she will 100% succeed in this world; which is very slim in that time period for a black woman. We also went over how Beneatha is going through an identity crisis and doesn't know who to believe out of her two boyfriends. She either dresses and acts american for George Murchison or goes back to her African heritage for Asagai. Walter is also being selfish by wanting all of Mama's insurance money so he can invest in a liquor store, which he thinks can make them rich but it is very risky. We also found out yesterday that Ruth is pregnant and Walter learns about it today. Walter learns that Ruth wants to abort it, which was illegal at the time, but Mama is very against that. Mama had lost a child in poverty years earlier and is very christian, so she believes all life should be given a chance. When Walter learns about this he first freezes and says nothing and then abandons his family in a time of crisis. This relates to the world at large as it discusses problems of racism and arguments over abortion. In the 1950's Black women had a very slim chance of succeeding in the world and there is still a lot of racism going on to this day everywhere around the world.  Abortion was illegal back in the 1950's so first of all it was bound to be dangerous because a professional doctor would not be able to do it and it was frowned upon by people like mama.