Raisin Vs Sun
So Long a Letter, by Mariama Ba, centers around recently widowed, Ramatoulaye in the form of a letter to her friend Aissatou. Ramatoulaye discusses her emotional struggle when, the traditions of polygamy allowed her husband to marry her daughters friend. Another good read, A Raisin in the Sun, is about the Youngers family who are going through the daily struggles of an African-American family in the 1950’s. The play addresses the money problems Walter Younger goes through and, the struggle of being “the man of the house.” The issues his wife, Ruth, and his sister, Beneatha go through. Although, they are two separate reads the main characters in each book present a common theme. Both Ramatoulaye Fall and Walter Younger, express the fear of
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He has this dream of opening up a liquor store with the help of his mother's refund check, if she gives it to him. Throughout the book, Walter is trying to convince his mother that the liquor store would be a good investment. He gets upset because it does not his family has faith in his investment plans. In scene 1 while talking to Ruth he expressed his concern saying, “ You tired ain’t you? Tired of everything..So tired-moaning and groaning all the time, but you wouldn't do nothing to help ,would you? You couldn't be on my side for that for nothing, could you? Since his father died, he has become the man of the house and he feels that he should be able to provide sufficiently for his family and, he does not think he is doing that by being a chauffeur. His mother invested in a house in a predominantly white neighborhood, which was very problematic but, she had some money left over. When his mother gives him money to split with his sister he instead, takes all the money and gives it to his investment partner, who runs away with all the money. He then had to accept that he was doing all he could for his family. He did so on page 575 saying, “I mean- I have worked as a chauffeur most of my life...we are plain people..my sister over there she’s going to be a doctor-and we are very proud.” Walter Lee Younger is afraid of failing as a
He has this dream of opening up a liquor store with the help of his mother's refund check, if she gives it to him. Throughout the book, Walter is trying to convince his mother that the liquor store would be a good investment. He gets upset because it does not his family has faith in his investment plans. In scene 1 while talking to Ruth he expressed his concern saying, “ You tired ain’t you? Tired of everything..So tired-moaning and groaning all the time, but you wouldn't do nothing to help ,would you? You couldn't be on my side for that for nothing, could you? Since his father died, he has become the man of the house and he feels that he should be able to provide sufficiently for his family and, he does not think he is doing that by being a chauffeur. His mother invested in a house in a predominantly white neighborhood, which was very problematic but, she had some money left over. When his mother gives him money to split with his sister he instead, takes all the money and gives it to his investment partner, who runs away with all the money. He then had to accept that he was doing all he could for his family. He did so on page 575 saying, “I mean- I have worked as a chauffeur most of my life...we are plain people..my sister over there she’s going to be a doctor-and we are very proud.” Walter Lee Younger is afraid of failing as a