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"A Raisin In The Sun"
Ruth
Ruth Younger ironing, her job and takes up most of her time.
Raisin Set
A set from one of the plays of A Raisin In the Sun.
Ruth Younger ironing, her job and takes up most of her time.
A set from one of the plays of A Raisin In the Sun.
Housing
This apartment building symbolizes many of the problems the Younger family had. The fact that the Younger's had to live in such a small apartment shows that they don't have a lot of money. Ruth and Lena had to work extra hours just so they could make ends meet. Many African Americans at the time were living in small apartments just trying to get by. (www.venerableproperties.com) Click on the photo to learn about African Americans and the housing market.
Women in the 1950's
This picture shows a young African American woman walking to a once segregated school. Women wanted to further their education in the 1950's and wanted to become something important. For example, Beneatha wanted to become a doctor, which was unheard of at the time. (www.openorigins.edu) Click on the photo to learn about the Women's Rights Movement.
Racial Discrimmination in the 1950s
This sign shows the racial discrimmination of the 1950s in cities across America. White communities didn't want African American families moving into their neighborhoods as they believed problems would occur. (www.albany.edu) Click on the photo to learn more about the discrimmination of blacks in the 1950s and how they changed it.
African American Unemployment and Jobs in the 1950s
This graph shows the increase in unemployment in the African American community compared to the white community. As a result, many African Americans had low paying labor jobs. (occawlone.personed.com) Click on the photo to learn some of the jobs African Americans had in the 1950s.
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes poem, "A Dream Deferred", was the inspiration for Hansberry to write "A Raisin In The Sun". (www.assumption.edu) click on the photo to read "A Dream Deferred".
9 comments:
Ruth never speaks about her dreams unlike anyone elses because her dreams are obvious. Almost everything she says in the beggining of the play, all the complaints of the apartment, all the statements about the Younger family's living conditions, it all represents the opposite of her dream. Her dream, similar to Lena's, which is why when Lena buys the house Ruth is so happy, is to have a nice home where her family can be happy and live a nice life. She wants her son to have a nicer life then he grew up with as well, sleeping on a couch in a small apartment. Ruth's dreams and feelings are not directly stated, but they are there.
MJS
Ruth never talks about her dreams or speaks up because she puts her family first. She would rather help her family reach thier dreams then try to reach her own. She wants her family to have a better life. She wants them to live in a nice house, for Travis to get a good education, and for them to be happy. If her family is not happy she is not happy.
KET
i like the two previous comments. Ruth Younger does actually speak on her dream as the first comment has stated. She always pionts out the fact that her son is sleeping on the couch. The fact that the appartment is too small and thier living condiditons are bad is something else that she says as well. But as the second comment has pointed out, Ruth really jsut cares about getting by and keeping her family first. That is one of the main reasons why she really doesnt speak up as much as the rest of the family does. But, When Lena buys the house, as the first comment has said, she was ecstatic. This was one of the first times you see Ruth smiling and happy.
WTW
Ruth never speaks up about her dreams because she wants her family to be happy and she puts what they want before what she wants. She gives hints about what her dream is without ever actually saying it because she cares about what her family wants and she wants to make them happy. She says she wants more for her son and complains that he has to sleep in the living room. It becomes clear that she want s to move.
JAE
Ruth doesnt speak of her dreams or ideas with the money because she recognizes that everyone is so self-consumed in their own goals and ideas that nobody is focusing on the family as a whole. Ruth also does not want to cause even more contravercy over the money because the family is already going through enough stress.
DJM
Ruth does not speak of her dreams because she is not concerned about herself as much as her family. It is very easy to understand that she wants the best for her family because she works all day for small amounts of money just so they can still live in the house. Ruth's dreams are shown by her actions.
RJV
Ruth never voices her dreams because she knows one more person trying to tell everyone else what they want won't help the situation any. Also like KET said, she puts family first, then she worries about herself.
(BJD)
Ruth doesn't talk about her dreams because in her eyes that would just add more stress into the situtation. Ruth is always putting her family first and is one who takes care of things without complaint. Ruth's reactions to things that happen in the house demonstrate her dreams and how they are finally coming true. Like MJS said, her dreams aren't directly stated but they are there. When Lena buys the house you can see she's happy about it because her dream for her family was to have a nice house to live in and to live comfortably.
KMB
Ruth doesn't actually say what her dream is, but by the middle of the play, it is fairly apparent. She wants to live in a real house. One reason she doesn't speak up about her dreams is because she recognizes that her dreams are dependent on someone else's (Bennie to get a job as a doctor or Walter to start his liquor store) to be able to fund her dream. Her second reason, which other also said, is that she cares so much for the rest of the family that she puts them first before her own ambitions. She is probably feeling very locked in be cause she doesn't have anyone who she can rant to and who will listen to her so she just keeps it all inside.
RPN
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