Ethnic Autobiography About Self

A Rasin in the Sun Act II, Scene I Later on the same Saturday, Beneatha emerges from her room cloak in the Nigerian clothes that Asagai has brought her. She dances around the apartment, claiming to be performing a tribal dance tour shouting OCOMOGOSIAY and singing. pathos finds Beneathas pageantry silly and questions her about it. Meanwhile, Walter returns home drunk. He sees Beneatha all svelte up and acts out some made-up tribal rituals with her, at one point standing on a table and pronouncing himself Flaming Spear. Ruth looks on wearily. George Murchison arrives to pick up Beneatha.Beneatha removes her headdress to reveal that she has golf stroke off most of her hair, leaving only an unstraightened afro. Everyone is shocked, amazed, and slightly disappointed with Beneatha, prompting a fierce give-and-take between Beneatha and George about the importance of their African heritage. Beneatha goes to change for the theater, and Walter talks to George about business plans. Geor ge does not have the appearance _or_ semblance interested. Walter then releases belligerent as he makes fun of Georges discolour berth. Embarrassed, Ruth explains that the white shoes are part of the college style. George obviously looks down on Waltercalling him Prometheusand Walter gets even angrier at him. George and Beneatha finally leave, and Ruth and Walter then get downstairs ones skin to fight about Walter going out, spending money, and interacting with people like Willy Harris. They do begin to make up, though, by acknowledging that a great distance has grown between them. Mama commences home and announces that she has grade a down payment on a menage with some of the insurance money. Ruth is pick up to hear this news because she too dreams of paltry out of their current apartment and into a more effective home.Meanwhile, Walter is noticeably upset because he wants to put all the money into the liquor store venture. They all become worried when they hear that the mark is in Clybourne Park, an entirely white neighborhood. Mama asks for their understandingit was the only house that they could afford. She feels she needs to buy the house to hold the family together. Ruth regains her pleasure and rejoices, but Walter feels betrayed, his dream swept under the table. Walter makes Mama feel illegal, saying that she has crushed his dream. He goes quickly to his bedroom, and Mama remains sitting and worrying.Act II, Scenes II On a Friday wickedness a few weeks later, Beneatha and George return from a date. The Youngers apartment is full of moving boxes. George wants to kiss Beneatha, but she does not want to kiss. Rather, she wants to engage George in a conversation about the occupy of African-Americans. It seems that George wants to marry a nice . . . simple . . . sophisticated girl. Mama comes in as Beneatha kicks him out. Mama asks if she had a good term with George, and Beneatha tells her that George is a fool. Mama replies, I guess you be tter not waste your time with no fools. Beneatha appreciates her mothers support. Mrs. Johnsonthe Youngers neighborvisits. Mama and Ruth offer her food and drink, and she gladly accepts. She has come to visit to tell them about a black family who has been bombed out of their home in a white neighborhood. She is generally insensitive and unable to speak in a civil manner. She predicts that the Youngers will also be scared out of the all-white neighborhood once they move in and insults much of the family by calling them a proud-acting bunch of colored folks. She then quotes Booker T. Washington, a famous African-American thinker and assimilationist.A frustrated and elicit Mama retaliates by calling him a fool. Mrs. Johnson leaves the apartment. Walters boss calls, telling Ruth that Walter has not been to course in three days. Walter explains that he has been wandering all day (often way into the country) and drinking all night (at a bar with a jazz duo that he loves). He says that he feels depressed, despondent, and useless as the man of the family. He feels that his job is no better than a slaves job. Mama feels guilty for his unhappiness and tells him that she has never done anything to hurt her children.She gives him the remaining $6,500 of the insurance money, telling him to deposit $3,000 for Beneathas didactics and to keep the last $3,500. With this money, Mama says, Walter should becomeand should act like he has becomethe head of the family. Walter abruptly becomes more confident and energized. He talks to Travis about his plans, saying that he is going to make a transaction that will make them rich. Walters excitement builds as he describes his dream of their future house and cars, as well as Traviss potential college education.