Scene 1

Robby Treadwell

Scene 1

8/23/12

Period 4 

Summary: Ruth is the wife of Walter and they live in a very small house with their son Travis. They are a black family that are living two years after World War II. They are very poor and everyone in the family works together to keep the family running. Walter argues with Benethia his sister because he wants to join a liquor job with his friend Charlie Atkins.

Quotation: Walter- "We one group of men tied to a race of women with small minds."

Quotation Significance: In this quote Walter is talking about how hard it is to live as a black family in the time period they are living in. I think what Walter is saying is that black men are being treated similar to black women with little respect and unfairly.

Reflection: In this quick scene I can already tell that this family has been living through a constant struggle for money. They all talk about and get so excited for the check that they get tomorrow (saturday). But, it is also their mom's money so they have to figure out what they are going to do with it. This is sad to read about because it seems that they are living from paycheck to paycheck. Travis talks about carrying shopping bags after school at the local shopping mart for extra money. This just shows how everyone in their family wants to pitch into help. Travis doesn't have to go carry shopping bags. His mom isn't making him he is just going because he wants to help earn money for his family and that shows a lot to me. 

Question: Why doesn't Beenie want to marry that really rich guy that loves he? And how did that black man and his family get all that money?