A Raisin In The Sun. Act 2 Scene 2

Robby Treadwell

Act 2 Scene 2

8/28/12

Period 4

Summary: At the beginning George and Benetha have a relationship tantrum. Then me meet a new charecter named Johnson. She is a women who is very enthusiastic in life about everything. She stays for a long time at the house and almost overstays her welcome. Then Walter comes in and talks to Mama. Mama gives Walter sixty five hundred dollars. Mama says she wants him to put three thousand in savings for Benetha's medical school, and the rest he gets to put away in a checking account with his name on it. 

Quotation: Walter- "No-but after tonight. After what your daddy gonna do tonight, there's going to be offices-a whole lot of offices..."

Quotation Significance: I think what Walter is trying to say in this quote is that he has big plans for tonight. He is going to go out and buy a store where he can open up his liquor business. 

Reflection: I thought this scene was rather odd at the beginning. I think that Benetha and George aren't going to last very long. Benetha talks about how George is a fool and Mama says well you better not mess around with no fools. We all know that deep down Mama and Ruth do want her to stay with George because he is so rich. We are introduced to Mrs. Johnson for the first time in this scene and she seemed a little bit crazy. It seemed that she didn't have anything better to do so she just went and talked to the neighbors. I am concerned about what is going to happen in the next scene. The ending of this scene left a lot of foreshadowing. It got me asking the question what is Walter going to do with the money? I hope everything Walter was saying was all in his head because if he goes out and spends that money hopelessly it would be a huge waste, and a huge upset to Mama. 

Discussion Question: Why did Mama give the money to Walter and not Ruth or someone else in the family?