Blog 2- A Raisin In The Sun

    In response to the question about a character who feels trapped in the play: A Raisin in The Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry, I sensed characters feeling consumed by money out of their desperate need for it considering their impoverishment.  Money seems to be the biggest factor and item on Walter's mind. He has been anxiously anticipating the arrival of Mama's check to help him set off his liquor business, which he hopes to pursue. Although Walter is trapped in his financial concerns, Ruth, as a mother, is most troubled and trapped in my opinion. Walter even notices this and comments, " 'You tired, ain't you? Tired of everything. Me, the boy, the way we love--this beat-up hole-everything...so tired-moaning and groaning all the time,' "(Hansberry,442). This seems kind of self-contradicting to Walter himself because he is the one showing his frustration with his job, the check, and the society he lives in. In Ruth's defense, I can understand her feeling trapped. I find her to be the mediator between Walter and Bennie, always breaking up their childish fighting, helping make extra money, caring for Travis, and putting up with Walter's huge ambitions with no solid foundation but his mother's check.