A Raisin in the Sun - Prologue
Today was the one year anniversary since the younger family had moved into the house. They had hoped for a dream to come true, but it was just the start of a nightmare. The community, which they had tried being nice to, was just shunning them and constantly rejecting and threatening them.The walls had been painted and the furniture had been replaced. However the house felt empty, as the occupants were rarely home. The outside of the house looked worn and not taken care of. The rooms were dirty from the lack of care, and even though the walls were fresh, there were spots of grease and dirt all over the house. The owners had moved their old habits in, not knowing what to do with this piece of property.
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All of a sudden the cries of baby could be heard from the room. Ruth jolted awake at the sound, and with an angry face stormed into the room. The baby was crying once again, and had taken the small amount of rest that Ruth had just tried to obtain. She picked up the weeping baby and started to feed him, but the baby didn’t want her milk as it tasted weird and was lacking in many nutrients. Ruth looked skinny worn down. When the baby finally shut up Ruth went to her and Walter’s room. She got her pills the doctor had medicated for her depression, but her body had started to be immune, and every day her condition got worse and …show more content…
Al was the leader of a well known criminal band, but Ruth didn’t know. She just knew that Walter’s boss had a lot of money, and had to be constantly on the run. Walter was his personal chauffeur, se he was barely home and traveled all around the world. He got the money, but his thirst for it had caused him to stop being a family guy, and he was now part of the Capone Mafia. At this point Travis came home. He had a new tattoo in his neck. Ruth knew what this meant, and immediately went to hit Travis, but he hit back, then left the house again. Ruth sat in the floor crying, for she knew that her son had just joined the Clybourne
Today was the one year anniversary since the younger family had moved into the house. They had hoped for a dream to come true, but it was just the start of a nightmare. The community, which they had tried being nice to, was just shunning them and constantly rejecting and threatening them.The walls had been painted and the furniture had been replaced. However the house felt empty, as the occupants were rarely home. The outside of the house looked worn and not taken care of. The rooms were dirty from the lack of care, and even though the walls were fresh, there were spots of grease and dirt all over the house. The owners had moved their old habits in, not knowing what to do with this piece of property.
Over the …show more content…
All of a sudden the cries of baby could be heard from the room. Ruth jolted awake at the sound, and with an angry face stormed into the room. The baby was crying once again, and had taken the small amount of rest that Ruth had just tried to obtain. She picked up the weeping baby and started to feed him, but the baby didn’t want her milk as it tasted weird and was lacking in many nutrients. Ruth looked skinny worn down. When the baby finally shut up Ruth went to her and Walter’s room. She got her pills the doctor had medicated for her depression, but her body had started to be immune, and every day her condition got worse and …show more content…
Al was the leader of a well known criminal band, but Ruth didn’t know. She just knew that Walter’s boss had a lot of money, and had to be constantly on the run. Walter was his personal chauffeur, se he was barely home and traveled all around the world. He got the money, but his thirst for it had caused him to stop being a family guy, and he was now part of the Capone Mafia. At this point Travis came home. He had a new tattoo in his neck. Ruth knew what this meant, and immediately went to hit Travis, but he hit back, then left the house again. Ruth sat in the floor crying, for she knew that her son had just joined the Clybourne