A Raisin In The Sun Chapter 1 Summary

Walter wakes up one morning and looks outside to see their was a huge snow storm. He continues to get ready for work. As Walter walks outside he notices a car with no snow on it and a car that has tons of snow on it. He pushes the button on his key fob to unlock his car thinking his car is the one with no snow on it. The lights on the car in front of him go off and he realizes his car is the one with inches of snow on it. As he walks toward his car he remembers that his snow scraper is in the trunk that is frozen shut. Since the snow scraper is in the trunk he starts hitting the snow with his hands. With making rounds to each window and the side mirrors he starts to get frustrated. Walter’s hands are freezing and he’s going to be late to work because of this situation. Once he finally …show more content…
Walter heads straight to his office and gets to work. At the end of the day his boss calls him into her office. She tells him that they just don’t need him anymore. On his way home he’s trying to decide if he should call his wife or wait till tonight. Walter gets home sits on couch and just thinks about the situation. Walter wants to get mad and throw stuff around but instead he puts his hands over his face trying to decide what to do. As his wife walks in with chinese she picked up on her way home from work Walter acts like nothing is wrong. They sit down at the dinner table his wife can tell something is wrong but she doesn’t ask. As walter puts his fork down he tells her what happened and it turns into a huge arguement. Selena goes into the kitchen to out her plate in the sink and tears start going down her face but she wipes them away so Walter doesn't see. He comes and sits her down and tells her everything will be fine that he has a plan. Selena tells him she doesn’t care if he doesn’t have a job she just doesn’t want there marriage to end. He kisses her and tells her how much he loves