An Irreligious Girl The Description of Beneatha Bennie a. A Smart Girl
of Walter’s manner and attitude. As a loving woman, Ruth shows her care toward her son, husband and the rest family by always taking care of everything in the house,
things such as preparing breakfast. Ruth’s love for her husband can be seen in the way she treats him nicely although Walter treats her bad. When they were having an
argument and Walter starts to get angry, Ruth softly asks why Walter can not stop fighting her.
Ruth : Oh, Walter … Softly Honey, why can’t you stop fighting me?
Walter : Without thinking Who’s fighting you? Who even cares about
you? Hansberry, 1994: 87 Walter said that he does not even care about Ruth but still Ruth shows her loving side
by not taking it seriously and deciding to go to bed and offering Walter some hot milk. Ruth knows that it is good for Walter to have something hot in his stomach
after all the liquor that he had Hansberry, 1994: 87-88. Ruth’s loving side is also pictured clearly in her scarification.
Mama : Son – do you know your wife is expecting another baby?
WALTER stands, stunned, and absorbs what his mother has said
That’s what she wants to talk to you about. WALTER sinks down into a chair
This ain’t for me to be telling – but you ought to know. She waits I think Ruth is thinking ‘bout getting rid of
that child. Walter
: Slowly understanding No – no – Ruth wouldn’t do that. Mama
: When the world gets ugly enough – a woman will do anything for her family. The part that’s already living.
Walter : You don’t know Ruth, Mama, if you think she will do that.
Ruth opens the bedroom door and stands there a little limp Ruth
: Beaten Yes I would too, Walter. Pause I gave her a five- dollar down payment Hansberry, 1994: 74-75.
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Ruth’s sacrifice for the family is when she has to do an abortion. As what Mama said that a woman will do anything for her family when the world gets ugly so
does Ruth will do anything for her family including abortion just to save money for the family. She does not want her pregnancy becomes another problem for the family.
She thinks that another baby will cost extra money which is hard for the family to get.