Raisin in the Sun

At the end of Act I, Asagai is introduced and he brings Beneatha some Nigerian clothing and music as gifts. I think he would be very good for Beneatha because he accepts her for who she is. We find out that Ruth is pregnant and is considering having an abortion because she's afraid the baby will only cause more financial stress on the family. One quote that stood out to me is when Mama says in a conversation to Walter, "Once upon a time freedom used to be life—now it’s money." I agree with this because now to go anywhere in life you have to have money.

In Act II, Mama announces that she bought a house. The only problem is that it is located in Clybourne Park which is an entirely white neighborhood, but it's the nicest house Mama could afford. However, Ruth is happy about having a new house because now she feels like her family will be better taken care of and Mama left enough money to help pay for Beneatha's school tuition. The only one not happy is Walter who set his mind on that liquor store and goes into a depression. I don't like Walter at all, I think he's selfish and believes the whole world revolves around him and that his problems are the worst. Mama feels bad for Walter and gives the rest of the money telling him to put away some of it for his sister. But of course Walter invests all of it into his liquor store and at the end of the act, one of Walter's business partners comes in and announces that Willy Harris ran off with all of the money that Walter invested in the store. Everyone is devastated because they now have no money and Beneatha has no way to pay for tuition. I feel really bad for the family, Mama should have never given Walter the money.