Act 2, Scene 2 of A Raisin in the Sun, has many important plot points and resolved conflicts as well as new conflicts. The differences in beliefs between Beneatha and George are further defined and we see Mama beginning to share the same beliefs as Beneatha. For example, Beneatha believes that knowledge is what affects society and how well one knows their heritage while George believes wealth and social status is most important. Also, George sees education as an assistance to getting a job while Beneatha believes in education as a road to achieving one’s goals. Later in the scene, we meet a new character, Mrs. Johnson, who brings the Youngers a newspaper that tells of a bombing of a black family’s home in an all-white neighborhood. Her intent
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Mama explains to Walter that she now knows that in order make him happy and give him something to work for, she needs to provide him with the tools to build a proper life for himself. She says, “Listen to me, now. I say I been wrong, son. That I been doing to you what the rest of the world been doing to you. Walter -- What you ain’t never understood is that I ain’t got nothing, don’t own nothing, ain’t never really wanted nothing that wasn’t for you. There ain’t nothing as precious to me… There ain’t nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else -- if it means -- if it means it’s going to destroy my boy. I paid the man thirty-five hundred dollars down on the house. That leaves sixty-five hundred dollars. Monday morning I want you to take this money and take three thousand dollars and put it in a savings account for Beneatha’s medical schooling. The rest you put in a checking account -- with your name on it. And from now on any penny that come out of it or that go in it is for you to look after. For you to decide. It ain’t much, but it’s all I got in the world and I’m putting it in your hands. I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be” (Hansberry 545). The problem of Walter not having the money to invest in his business seems to be on the road to being resolved. Another resolution in this scene is Walter’s work ethic. Walter explains to Travis that …show more content…
More elegant. Rich people don’t have to be flashy… though I’ll have to get something a little sportier for Ruth -- maybe a
Mama explains to Walter that she now knows that in order make him happy and give him something to work for, she needs to provide him with the tools to build a proper life for himself. She says, “Listen to me, now. I say I been wrong, son. That I been doing to you what the rest of the world been doing to you. Walter -- What you ain’t never understood is that I ain’t got nothing, don’t own nothing, ain’t never really wanted nothing that wasn’t for you. There ain’t nothing as precious to me… There ain’t nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else -- if it means -- if it means it’s going to destroy my boy. I paid the man thirty-five hundred dollars down on the house. That leaves sixty-five hundred dollars. Monday morning I want you to take this money and take three thousand dollars and put it in a savings account for Beneatha’s medical schooling. The rest you put in a checking account -- with your name on it. And from now on any penny that come out of it or that go in it is for you to look after. For you to decide. It ain’t much, but it’s all I got in the world and I’m putting it in your hands. I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be” (Hansberry 545). The problem of Walter not having the money to invest in his business seems to be on the road to being resolved. Another resolution in this scene is Walter’s work ethic. Walter explains to Travis that …show more content…
More elegant. Rich people don’t have to be flashy… though I’ll have to get something a little sportier for Ruth -- maybe a