A Raisin in the Sun post 2

In scene II Beneatha cuts all her hair off because of the influence of Joseph. George did not like this at all. I can understand somewhat because she cut all her hair off and basically had a shaved head. This would probably look weird.

Mama says that she put a down payment on a house. This is only good news to her and Ruth because they are not selfish but thinks its the best for the family. Walter of course is mad because he had dreams of starting a liqueur store. He proves to be the most selfish in the play. The only thing wrong with the house that she bought was that it is near a white neighborhood and they were living in the times of bad racism and there were even occurring of bombings. I dont know why Mama would do this but it was probably one of the nicest houses. Racism or living in this neighborhood could potentially pull the family together though. It is definitely the best choice for Travis (except for the fact its near a white neighborhood). Mama feels bad for him and gives 6500 dollars of the money: 3000 for Beneatha for college and the rest for himself. This lifts his spirits.