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In Walter Younger’s case, he states that a woman should “understand about building their men up and making ‘em feel like they somebody” (as cited in Hansberry, 1959, p 34). However, he believes Ruth Younger does not do this which causes marital conflict. R. Younger develops the most throughout “A Raisin in the Sun” as she is miserable and exhausted by her husband’s constant babbling about his dreams; however this progresses as change envelopes her life and she is able to repair the relationship thus improving a lot of other problems including issues with the Younger family, and improving their
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Younger’s frustration in the beginning of “A Raisin in the Sun” is W. Younger’s constant declamation about his ambitions. The Youngers are by no means poor, yet W. Younger is always hoping to achieve the American Dream. A common phrase that R. Younger uses is “eat your eggs”; this is used to silence W. Younger and make him quietly accept the hardship of his life because he would always try to convey the message of opening a liquor store or some type of money-reaping idea yet these ideas would only be useless dreaming rather than something that would eventually be put into action. As R. Younger expressed, “Honey, you never say nothing new. I listen to you every day, every night and every morning, and you never say nothing new” (as cited in Hansberry 1959, p 34). If W. Younger is not trying to get the approval of investing in a liquor shop than he incessantly talks about money. This includes the insurance check or if it is rational to spend said check on his sister’s schooling. Orbuch (2010) states that “7 out of 10 couples report that money causes tension in their relationship.” (p 1). This applies to R. and W. Younger because R. Younger the conflict that happens between the two are usually caused by the insurance money or the investment
Younger’s frustration in the beginning of “A Raisin in the Sun” is W. Younger’s constant declamation about his ambitions. The Youngers are by no means poor, yet W. Younger is always hoping to achieve the American Dream. A common phrase that R. Younger uses is “eat your eggs”; this is used to silence W. Younger and make him quietly accept the hardship of his life because he would always try to convey the message of opening a liquor store or some type of money-reaping idea yet these ideas would only be useless dreaming rather than something that would eventually be put into action. As R. Younger expressed, “Honey, you never say nothing new. I listen to you every day, every night and every morning, and you never say nothing new” (as cited in Hansberry 1959, p 34). If W. Younger is not trying to get the approval of investing in a liquor shop than he incessantly talks about money. This includes the insurance check or if it is rational to spend said check on his sister’s schooling. Orbuch (2010) states that “7 out of 10 couples report that money causes tension in their relationship.” (p 1). This applies to R. and W. Younger because R. Younger the conflict that happens between the two are usually caused by the insurance money or the investment