One of the most prominent points in A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, was when Ruth finds out she is pregnant. What a pinnacle point in the story. The 2 bedroom apartment was crazy already with 5 people living there. Ruth must feel completely vulnerable. She feels she isn't providing enough for her son Travis, works all day cleaning houses, and has a husband who she is slowly drifting away from. It is no wonder that the thought of abortion were to cross her mind. No matter how religios she was, she felt trapped into a situation in which she felt she had no other choice. This baby was going to be the demise of the family and of there economic standing. Mama even rationalizes the situation to Walter when she says, "When the world gets ugly enough-a woman will do anything for her family. The part that's already living" (Hansberry, 476).
One can see in the way Ruth acts around Walter that she is depressed. She apologizes for the baby. "I, I'm sorry about this new baby, Walter. I guess maybe I better go on and do what I started... I guess I didn't realize how bad things was with us... " (Hansberry, 486). Onto pie of all of the social and economic pressures, the factor of Walter's aggression comes to play. He is such a demanding and passionate character, that he loses sight of the love of his wife. He becomes cynical of the the world and lost connection with Ruth. Ruth of all people needed him now the most.
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