Throughout the movie, Ruth is always seen working on something: from washing the dishes to making breakfast in the morning. At one point in the play, the rest of the family is relaxing, talking about what they are going to do with Big Walter's money while Ruth is ironing clothes. She always has only one thing on her mind, work. What is the significance of Ruth always working? Is it true that the harder you work, the more money you'll make?
-LTC
Friday, March 20, 2009
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Facts on "A Raisin in the Sun"
genre · Realist drama
time and place written · 1950s, New York
setting (time) · Between 1945 and 1959
setting (place) · The South Side of Chicago
protagonist · Walter Lee Younger
major conflict · The Youngers, a working-class black family, struggle against economic hardship and racial prejudice.
rising action · Ruth discovers that she is pregnant; Mama makes a down payment on a house; Mama gives Walter the remaining insurance money; Walter invests the money in the liquor store venture.
climax · Bobo tells the Youngers that Willy has run off with all of Walter's invested insurance money; Asagai makes Beneatha realize that she is not as independent as she thinks.
falling action · Walter refuses Mr. Lindner's offer to not move; the Youngers move out of the apartment to their new house in the white neighborhood; Beneatha finds new strength in Asagai.
themes · The value and purpose of dreams, the need to fight racial discrimination, the importance of family
motifs · Racial identity, the home
symbols · “Eat your eggs,” Mama's plant, Beneatha's hair
time and place written · 1950s, New York
setting (time) · Between 1945 and 1959
setting (place) · The South Side of Chicago
protagonist · Walter Lee Younger
major conflict · The Youngers, a working-class black family, struggle against economic hardship and racial prejudice.
rising action · Ruth discovers that she is pregnant; Mama makes a down payment on a house; Mama gives Walter the remaining insurance money; Walter invests the money in the liquor store venture.
climax · Bobo tells the Youngers that Willy has run off with all of Walter's invested insurance money; Asagai makes Beneatha realize that she is not as independent as she thinks.
falling action · Walter refuses Mr. Lindner's offer to not move; the Youngers move out of the apartment to their new house in the white neighborhood; Beneatha finds new strength in Asagai.
themes · The value and purpose of dreams, the need to fight racial discrimination, the importance of family
motifs · Racial identity, the home
symbols · “Eat your eggs,” Mama's plant, Beneatha's hair
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