A Raisin In The Sun Betrayal Essay

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Often times authors write plays which convey to how one has is betrayed, lied to and/or been guilty of betraying their own morals. In the play A Raisin In The Sun, author Lorraine Hansberry writes about an African American family living on the South side of Chicago during the 1950’s who face prejudice and economic struggles. The family faces several struggle of guilt, betrayal and the willingness to go against their own morals as they try to figure out a way to spend the insurance money that Mama received from the passing of her husband. In this play, Walter Lee is one of the main characters and he feels betrayed the most by his own family. Walter Lee has a dream of one day owning a liquor store, but in order for his dream to come true, he needs the $10,00 for the investment. Walter Lee feels that he can accomplish his goal of owning the liquor store one day, but he feels betrayed when Ruth his wife, Beneatha his sister and his own mom don’t even support his dream. He hopes for their support and more importantly their respect. As his efforts to convince Mama about the money fail, he starts to get very aggravated and his wife, Ruth tries to knock some sense into him, but once she tells him “Walter– ain’t you with nobody!” Walter then responds violently saying “No! ‘Cause …show more content…

As Ruth is well aware of her pregnancy, she is also well aware of their current living situation, she knows that if she has the baby there will be no place to put him/her. So she is willing to go against her morals and abort the child, as Mama finds this out she tells her“When the world gets ugly enough – a woman will do anything for her family. The part that’s already living.” ( act 1 scene 2, line 235)Mama understands the mindset she has in place but she still disagrees with

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