I hoped that this play would be a little better than the previous one and thank goodness it was. At least the beginning. It starts out in Chicago in the 1930s with a black family living in a small apartment. Each of the family members are all talking about this ten thousand dollar check that they will be getting. First off the check was Mama's from her husband's insurance and she is the one who should get to do what she wants with it. Everything in this household revolves around money. For Walter to be be happy he needs money to invest in a liquor store. Beneatha wants to go to med school. Travis needs money for school. Also Beneatha's boyfriend is rich but shallow so she doesn't like him but Mama and Ruth think it doesn't matter as long as he is rich. Money isn't everything but i guess if your really poor it is.
Ruth is found out to be 2 months pregnant at the doctors and there is mixed feelings about this. With money being the big problem in the family, how are they supposed to raise and care for another son. Beneatha has her friend Joseph come over. He is kind of different in being obsessed in everything African. Mama tells Walter about the baby and that Ruth put a down payment on an abortion. I can understand this because there is not enough money to support this baby.
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