Table of Contents
- 1 What is the significance of the exchange between Ruth and Walter?
- 2 What is Walter’s job in a raisin in the sun?
- 3 What is the conflict between Ruth and Walter?
- 4 Who changed the most in a raisin in the sun?
- 5 How did Walter react to George’s business plan?
- 6 What was Walter Lee Younger’s job as a chauffeur?
What is the significance of the exchange between Ruth and Walter?
What is the significance of the exchange between Ruth and Walter? They both acknowledge that something is wrong between them. What does the exchange between Ruth and Walter foreshadow? Their reconciliation.
What is Walter’s job in a raisin in the sun?
a chauffeur
Walter works as a chauffeur and drinks a bit too much at times. When he discovers that his mother will receive a $10,000 check from his father’s insurance, he becomes obsessed with his dreams of a business venture which will give him financial independence and, in his mind, will make him a more valuable human being.
What is the significance of the fact that Walter doesn’t know where Ruth is?
What is the significance of the fact that Walter does not know where Ruth is? Walter is self-absorbed and focused on the money and not paying attention to Ruth.
Why is Walter so angry at Beneatha in their first exchange How does it reflect on the theme of the story?
Why is Walter so angry at Beneatha in their first exchange? ~Walter doesn’t want Beneatha to get money for college. ~Themes: Money, Dreams, Poverty. You just studied 9 terms!
What is the conflict between Ruth and Walter?
Ruth seems to think the store is a bad idea, and Walter is insulted, telling his wife “A man needs for a woman to back him up…” (I. 1). This will be an ongoing conflict in the play. Walter believes that other family members, including Ruth, do not support or believe in his dreams.
Who changed the most in a raisin in the sun?
Walter Lee Younger experiences the most significant change throughout the course of the play. At the beginning of the play, Walter is an exhausted, depressed dreamer, who is tired of working as a chauffeur.
Who says Walter He needs something — something I cant give him anymore?
“Mama, something is happening between Walter and me. I don’t know what it is – but he needs something – something I can’t give him any more. He needs this chance, Lena” Act 1, Scene 1, pg. 25.
What did Walter do with the insurance money?
Walter hopes to use the insurance money as an investment in a liquor store, which would fulfill his dream of becoming a business owner who can support his family. Walter finds his dead-end job as a chauffeur to be emasculating.
How did Walter react to George’s business plan?
Walter, still inebriated, inquires about George’s wealthy father, and then begins to tell George about his business plans. Insulted when George snubs him, Walter begins to challenge George in earnest. George dismisses Walter as bitter, and Walter responds, “And you-ain’t you bitter, man?…Bitter?
What was Walter Lee Younger’s job as a chauffeur?
Walter finds his dead-end job as a chauffeur to be emasculating. Walter struggles to define his position within the family and Mama’s eventual decision to make him head of the household refortifies his personal identity.
Who is Walter’s antithesis in A Raisin in the Sun?
While the last scene focused on Asagai, George Murchison, his antithesis, is introduced in this scene. Whereas Asagai represents liberal idealism and progressive free thought, George Murchison represent the conservative bourgeoisie. The interaction between Walter and George reveals the tension between the working and upper-middle classes.