Thursday, April 26th

Today in class we continued reading A Raisin in the Sun. In the reading, we saw tensions rise between Walter, Beneatha, and Mama. Mama used the insurance money to buy a house in an all-white neighborhood, causing Walter to feel betrayed and start going down a "bad path".  We also saw a major conflict between Ruth, Mama, and Walter about the baby. We know that Ruth is pregnant, and yesterday we learned she is planning on getting an abortion. We were able to make connections to Ruth and the baby being her dream deferred. Walter now knows Ruth is pregnant, and after hearing she wants an abortion, he goes out to get drunk and talk to his friends. We also got to see more of Beneatha and George, and we learn more about Beneatha as a character. We know she is torn between her African roots and her Americanized ways, but this chapter we see her start to really connect with her African roots. This causes a strain in her relationship with George, because he is looking for an Americanized black woman. Now that Mama has bought a house in a completely white neighborhood, she is able to make her dream come true. But her children's dreams (that relied on the insurance check) are now deferred.