What happens in Act 2 Scene 3 of a raisin in the sun?
Scene three takes place the following Saturday, which the day that the Youngers are moving to their new house. Ruth is in a wonderful mood, looking forward to taking a long hot bath and telling Beneatha about how she and Walter went to the movies last night.
What was Walter’s reaction to Lindner?
What was Walter’s reaction to Lindner? He told him to get out of their apartment. What presents did Mama get? She got gardening tools and a hat.
What does Mr Lindner offer the Youngers?
Mr. Lindner tells the Youngers that the association is prepared to offer them more money than they are to pay for the house in exchange for not moving to Clybourne Park.
What dream does Mr Lindner mention?
harmoniously
Why does Travis ask Ruth 50 cents?
Why does Travis ask Ruth for fifty cents? Travis asks Ruth for fifty cents because his teacher told all students to bring the money to school.
What is the relationship between Ruth and Travis?
Ruth Younger The thirtyish wife of Walter Lee Younger and the mother of Travis, their ten-year-old son. Ruth acts as peacemaker in most of the explosive family situations.
What does Mama ask Ruth at the end of this scene?
What does Mama ask Ruth to do at the end of this scene? What happens to Ruth? At the end of the scene, Mama asks Ruth not to work because she senses that something is wrong, although Ruth insists that she has to go to work regardless of how she feels. Ruth passes out after hearing this.
What does Mama say is dangerous?
They want a better quality of life. 5. What does Mama say is “dangerous”? She says it is dangerous “when a man goes outside his home to look for peace.”
What is the conflict between Ruth and Mama?
Mama experiences a constant struggle over the extent to which she should shape her son’s future and that of his family. When she learns that Ruth is contemplating an abortion, she is aghast but also conflicted, because she knows it is far from her decision to make.
Who delivers the check to Mama?
Soon after Asagai leaves, the mail carrier delivers the insurance check. How much is the check worth? Why does Mama’s expression become sober and then unhappy when she holds the check? The check is worth $10,000.
Why is Mama receiving a $10000 check?
When the play opens, the Youngers are about to receive an insurance check for $10,000. This money comes from the deceased Mr. Younger’s life insurance policy. Each of the adult members of the family has an idea as to what he or she would like to do with this money.
Why is Mama receiving a check and for how much?
Walter Jr. wishes to use the life insurance check to invest in his liquor business, while Beneatha wishes to use the money to pay her college tuition. This is why Mama is so protective of the money, and not willing to give it to Walter to open a liquor store with Bobo.
What does the reader discover about the check that Mama is waiting to receive?
What does the reader discover about the check that Mama is waiting to receive? Ruth suggests that Mama might help Walter by giving him some of the money for his dream of buying the liquor store. She thinks money is a way out of depression, frustration and obligation.
How do they react when Mama gets the check be specific and explain?
How do they react when Mama gets the check? Be specific and explain. Mama is scared, unsure if the amount is correct; Travis is excited as is Ruth and Beneatha. To Mama, life is freedom; to Walter, life is money.
What profession does beneatha want to pursue?
doctor
Why does beneatha want to be a doctor anymore?
She doesn’t want to be a doctor anymore because she thinks that without the money she won’t be able to go to school to be a doctor. She can’t cure that problems that are wrong with humanity such as racism and greed. How does Asagai define “idealists” and “realists”?
What is the moral lesson of a raisin in the sun?
A Raisin in the Sun is essentially about dreams, as the main characters struggle to deal with the oppressive circumstances that rule their lives. The title of the play references a conjecture that Langston Hughes famously posed in a poem he wrote about dreams that were forgotten or put off.
Why doesn’t Walter take the money that Lindner offered?
Why didn’t Walter take the money Lindner offered? A His conscience wouldn’t let him ruin his family’s pride.
What was beneatha’s attitude towards God?
What was Beneatha’s attitude towards God? She said she did not accept the idea of God — “there is only man and it is he who makes miracles.”
How are Walter and George different?
How are they different? walter had to work for the things he has in life, on the other hand; george was born with a silver spoon in his mouth. they are the same because they view women without a voice.
Why does Walter not like George Murchison?
Murchison, on the other hand, knows nothing of his African past, despises the little he knows of his heritage, and, therefore, hates himself. His self-hatred manifests itself in his contemptuous attitude toward other blacks, especially toward less wealthy and less educated blacks like Walter.
What was Mama referring to when she tells Walter?
What was Mama referring to when she tells Walter, “We ain’t never been that dead inside?” – Mama is referring to the fact that Walter is giving up, and before, they never would have been so desperate that they would give up their pride – the one thing they have.
Why does Walter hate George?
He is very rude to George, and he is angry that George has no idea what it’s like to be poor and have to work for things; Walter is jealous of George. They would make a great husband for Beneatha who is wealthy. They want to welcome him. You just studied 12 terms!