Beneatha Act 2

Today I read Act 2 Scene 1 of A Raisin in the Sun. In the beginning of this scene, Beneatha is dancing around in her new robes listening to Nigerian folk music. The drunk Walter enters and starts joining in the dancing. Later in the scene, George comes in the apartment to pick up Beneatha for their date to the theater, but is very surprised to see her in the robes and her new hairstyle. They start to talk about assimilation and George makes fun if their African culture. After much argument, Beneatha changes and they both leave for their date. After they leave, Ruth tries to talk to Walter about their failing marriage. Walter feels that nobody understands him and acts very heartless to Ruth. Ruth then apologizes for the expecting baby and says she will just finish what she had started with the abortion.
While they are kissing Mama walks in and they immediately stop. Walter asks Mama where she’s been, nervous that she did something with the money. She tells him she had business to tend to. Furious that she didn’t answer his question, he asks her again, but Mama ignores him when Travis comes in. Mama tells Travis that she used the money to put a down payment on a house. Travis is very ecstatic but is told to go to the bedroom for going out without asking. When Travis leaves, Ruth becomes very excited about the news of leaving that apartment to live in a home, but the mood changes when Mama tells her that the house is in Clybourne Park. This is a problem because it’s all white families that live there, but after Mama explains that the house she got was the best one for their budget Ruth jumps for joy and can’t wait to get out of the apartment. Everyone is happy except Walter who feels Mama crushed his dreams and didn’t take his opinion into