In five pages this essay considers how Walter Younger Jr.'s maturity has been stunted by his mother's dominating influence. One source is cited in the bibliography.
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Unfortunately, everything about Walter revolves around his mother, his feelings toward his mother, and his attempts to escape from his mothers influence. On the other hand, Mamma has protected him
for so long that it can be said that his maturation has been delayed and he acts quite irresponsibly until the end of the play, when he is confronted with
the inevitability of the real world. Act one opens with the anticipation of a life insurance check to the tune of 10,000$, which is more than the family has
ever seen. Of course, the household, which consists of Mama, Walter, Beneatha, and Walters wife Ruth and their son, Travis, each have their own ideas of how the money should
be spent. In control of everyones destiny, Mama, decides that the money will be used to buy the family a house. At the present they are living in a cramped,
airless, apartment. Walter believes that the money should be invested in a business opportunity, while Beneatha wants to go to medical school and is contiptuous of the way in
which his family seems to be attempting to assimilate to the white culture. Ruth tends to agree with Mama and wants a better life for her family. Of course, none
of these dreams are compatible with one another, and arguments over the disposal of the money ensues. Ruth learns that she is pregnant and feels that the additional mouth to
feed will put the family into jeopardy. The audience knows that she is considering abortion. To end all of the bickering, Mama puts money down on a house in a
predominantly white neighborhood. The white neighbors, when they learn of their neighbors ethnicity, hire a liaison, Mr. Linder, to offer the Youngers money to consider another residential area. They