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Why does Mama give Walter the money in A Raisin in the Sun?
So he can invest in the liquor store/
What are Walters fears in a raisin in the sun?
Walter Lee fears that he won't be able to provide for his son the way his father, Walter Sr., couldn't provide for him. Walter Lee wants to give Travis something to look up to and be proud of as well as have a job where his family is financially comfortable. In his speech on pg. 109 in A Raisin in the Sun, Walter says "Just tell me, what it is you want to be... and I hand you the world!" Walter wants to make a business deal to ensure the safety of his family in the future, and as the story progesses, he realizes that the man he trusted to care for his money has vanished. He then fears that he has broken the trust of his family by spending all the money they got from Walter's life insurance policy. These fears all revolve around money, but also show that Walter Lee has good intentions and tries to do the right thing. Hope this helps
What does Mama most want to do with the insurance money in the story a raisin sun?
she wants to buy a house for her family
In A Raisin in the Sun What do the youngers give mama on moving day?
The family gives her gardening tools and a hat.
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun is an example of?
a simile used in the poem "Dream Deferred" it is used like this: when you have a dream in life, and you cannot get it, you give up on it and then you dont remember it, just like when you put a raisin in the sun it will dry up,, and you will not remember it after some time, and you will give up on your dream.
Why does Mama give Walter the money in A Raisin in the Sun?
So he can invest in the liquor store/
What are Walters fears in a raisin in the sun?
Walter Lee fears that he won't be able to provide for his son the way his father, Walter Sr., couldn't provide for him. Walter Lee wants to give Travis something to look up to and be proud of as well as have a job where his family is financially comfortable. In his speech on pg. 109 in A Raisin in the Sun, Walter says "Just tell me, what it is you want to be... and I hand you the world!" Walter wants to make a business deal to ensure the safety of his family in the future, and as the story progesses, he realizes that the man he trusted to care for his money has vanished. He then fears that he has broken the trust of his family by spending all the money they got from Walter's life insurance policy. These fears all revolve around money, but also show that Walter Lee has good intentions and tries to do the right thing. Hope this helps
How awesome is Lena Sichelski?
She is so awesome that people give her money just because she is living!!
Why did Walter not have any money for school?
His father is very poor and cannot afford to give him money for lunch.
Why did Miss Caroline offer to give Walter twenty five cents?
Miss Caroline offered to give Walter Cunninghm twenty-five cents because she thought he might not have any lunch money. She did not understand that Walter would not accept charity, as his family was proud and did not take handouts.
Why is Walter angry about the fact that mama did not give him money?
he didn't have enough money to keep the gas on in the concentraition camp
Who is Lena horne's favorite politician?
Her biography doesn’t give that information.
Does raisin bran give you gas?
Hell yeah I ate it today and boy have I got gas!
What does Mama most want to do with the insurance money in the story a raisin sun?
she wants to buy a house for her family
In A Raisin in the Sun What do the youngers give mama on moving day?
The family gives her gardening tools and a hat.
Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun is an example of?
a simile used in the poem "Dream Deferred" it is used like this: when you have a dream in life, and you cannot get it, you give up on it and then you dont remember it, just like when you put a raisin in the sun it will dry up,, and you will not remember it after some time, and you will give up on your dream.
What is the plot summary of A Raisin in the Sun?
The play opens as the Younger family anxiously awaits the arrival of a check. It is the life insurance check of $10,000, made payable to Lena (Mama) Younger, the matriarch of the family, because of the death of her husband. The entire family lives within the walls of a tiny apartment and the play takes place entirely in its worn out, lived-in living room. Travis, the young son of Ruth and Walter Lee, sleeps on the couch in the living room and is constantly awoken by noise from the adults. Walter Lee and Beneatha are Lena's children. Walter Lee is married to Ruth, and works as a chauffeur, while Beneatha, much younger and energetic, plans to study to become a doctor. Each member of the family wants to do something different with the money, and therefore, waits anxiously for his/her new lifeto start.Walter Lee is working with low-life street men, Willy Harris and Bobo, to start a liquor store. He is obsessed with money and constantly feels as if the world is against him, especially his wife and mother. He storms out of the house, seeking the two men with whom he plans to do business and also to complain about his job. Mama meanswhile suspects Ruth to be pregnant.Beneatha discusses her new, independent style in college. She is courted by two men: the first boy, George Murchison, is a wealthy Negro concerned with appearances and material, while the second, Joseph Asagai, is a native African that inspires her intellectually and spiritually. Asagai brings Bennie authentic Nigerian robes as a gift, and she puts them on, pretending to be an African princess. George arrives to take Bennie out to the theater and is appalled by her attire, forcing her to change. The Younger family is in favor of George because they believe his money will help her and themselves.When the check finally does arrive, Lena has trouble dealing, for she realizes that the ten thousand dollars is a replacement for her husband. The family tells her to do what she desires with the money. Walter irrationally urges Mama to give him the money, gradually become irate and furious. Mama reprimands him, not understanding how he became so obsessed with money and so disinterested in his own family. She reveals information that Ruth is pregnant and may abort the fetus. When Ruth confirms these suspicions, Walter is silent, sending Mama into shock.Mama tells the family that she put a down payment on a house in Clybourne Park with the insurance money, so that Travis will one day be able to grow up to become a man with property. Walter is upset and wonders why he can never be the one in charge of all actions. The entire family is concerned about the location because it is an all white neighborhood.While Mama is gone, Karl Lindner, a white business man and representative of the Clybourne Park Welcoming Committee comes to the Younger household under the false auspices of brotherhood, and offers to pay them off so that they will not move into the house. They throw him out and later tell Mama.Mama listens to Walter's pleas and decides to give him the rest of the money to manage. A portion of it will go to Beneatha's medical school fund, but he may keep the rest. Bobo comes to the house weeks later on moving day to inform Walter Lee that Willy Harris has absconded with their money. Walter Lee never deposited the money in the bank and has lost his father's check forever. The entire family is outraged and deeply hurt.Later that same day, Asagai comes over to help the family pack, only to find a disheartened Beneatha. He asks her to marry him and return home to Africa to practice medicine. Walter decides to call Mr. Lindner over to accept money and 'play into the scam' that is supposedly already in place. Mama and Ruth cannot believe that Walter would sell his soul and his pride for money. The moving men arrive around the same time as Lindner. Walter Lee transforms into a mature man of pride and miraculously tells Lindner that his family cannot be bought. They plan to move into Clybourne Park and live as a happy family.Ruth and Lena are proud of Walter and happily walk away from their old living room to a new life.
