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  1. While Travis gets ready in the communal bathroom, Ruth and Walter talk in the kitchen. They do not seem happy, yet they engage in some light humor. They keep mentioning a check. Walter scans the front page of the newspaper and reads that another bomb was set off, and Ruth responds with indifference.

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  2. When Walter says nothing to Ruth’s admission that she is considering abortion, Mama puts a down payment on a house for the whole family. She believes that a bigger, brighter dwelling will help them all. This house is in Clybourne Park, an entirely white neighborhood.

    • Lorraine Hansberry
    • 1959
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  4. Ruth is the long suffering husband of Walter and thus the daughter-in-law of Mama. She is also the caring mother of Travis.

  5. Despite her pregnancy, Ruth does strenuous domestic work in white homes and plays a key part in keeping the entire Younger family functioning. She feeds Travis and keeps him in line, and she also mediates disputes between Walter and his sister Beneatha, who constantly bicker like children.

  6. Mar 17, 2019 · RUTH: Man, if you don't shut up and leave me alone. They also differ in parenting techniques. Ruth spends half of the morning firmly resisting her son's pleas for money.

  7. Character Analysis. Ruth is in some ways like a typical housewife of the 1950s. She makes breakfast, cleans the house, supports her husband, and keeps her own desires to herself. Unlike the stereotypical 1950s housewives, though, she also goes out into the world and works her butt off.

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