This quote has to do with racism and discrimination because since they are colored, they have a less advantage of accomplishing their dreams. This quote shows how their dreams are inching farther away, and how they can’t really afford anything, no matter how hard they work.

Near the end of Act 1, Beneatha and Mama found roches in their apartment and were trying to get them when Asagai walked in. This quote shows the poor living conditions the younger family was living in. Due to the racial discrimination the Black people were facing during that time in Chicago. Many were living in these conditions or worse.

Walter: No-it was always money, Mama. We just didn’t know about it.

Mama: No…something has changed. (She looks at him) You something new, boy. In my time we was worried about not being lynched and getting to the North if we could and how to stay alive and still have a pinch of dignity too…” (Hansberry 74).

In Act 1, Mama is talking to Walter about how freedom used to be different in her time. She was always worried about being lynched but now they all worry about is money. Mama is commenting about how easy things are now, because in her time it was very rough. They are always treated differently because of their color, so they are always worried about being lynched. They are always treated differently and more harshly than white people, because of who they are. This shows how much racism and discrimination there was in this time.

In this quote, Walter is expressing how he does not feel like women support their husbands. He feels that instead of encouraging men, women often ruin their self esteem. Walter is focusing on the importance of supporting each other in relationships. People can achieve more when they have the support of their significant other. His words reflect his own struggles on gender roles and the challenges faced by Black families.

In Act 2, Mama is talking to Mrs. Johnson about how being a servant wasn’t a fit thing for a man to have to be. She is talking how it’s not fair how her son has to drive people around, all day long. Mama says that her husband said a man’s hands was made to make things, not be a servant to people. She wants her son to do bigger things in life, but he can’t because of their color. Their color limits them to achieve certain things. Due to racial discrimination they are not able to be anything other than a servant to white people.

In Act 3, Mama is arguing with Walter about the money he wants from the house she just bought. She is telling him even though they were slaves and sharecroppers, she will never let anybody in their family to receive money that was telling them they aren’t fit to walk the earth. Mama is stressing to Walter saying how they have never gone that low to receive money. In this time racial discrimination was so bad, they were paying colored people to not move into white neighborhoods.

This quote is at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1 were we see beneatha talking about how George is assimilating to the environment around him and leaving his black heritage behind him. Beneatha is a very strong and independent women who doesn’t need to feel equal to those around her and wants her family to embrace their culture like her. Beneatha doesn’t want her family to feel like they have to change who they are to fit into the White Society.

This quote means that Ruth is suffering because she is pregnant with a baby that they can’t afford and they don’t have space for, and because of her poverty since they can’t live like wealthy Americans because they got treated differently at that time since they were colored.

This quote means that Ruth will do anything to keep the house that they bought because she does not want to go back to the apartment since it’s very small and dirty. She feels that working harder will pay off. This has to do with racism because colored people went through a lot back then and in order to make extra money, they would have to work extra shifts and full time jobs.

In this quote at the beginning of Act 3 we see Beneatha with her spirits down because Walter Lee just lost the families money. We see that Beneatha is trying to escape the discrimination and Asagai is trying to go back to Nigeria and fight for freedom. Although Asagai is trying to make a difference in society Beneatha has her hopes down and is saying that his vision of making a change isn’t really gonna change anything. Beneatha doesn’t believe that one person will make any real progress because the world is flawed.

This scene in Act 2 is when George and Walter are talking to each other. Walter tells George that white boys are always busy and have the money to wear nice things. Walter is explaining that he always sees white boys walking around with their books and book bags and blacks don’t have any of that. This is showing racism because they are not given the same respect and education as they should get. Walter adds the quote “fraternity pins and white shoes” because they are not as privileged in the community. Instead of nice, white shoes, blacks have to wear black old shoes.

In this scene, the white association is giving money to Walter’s family and they are kicking them out of their house in the white community. Walter is saying the words “takers and tooken” to show that there are two different group in society. They are the tooken because they usually are left with nothing and the Whites are the takers because they have everything they need.