An excerpt from A Raisin in the Sun with a chorus by VG South side. 1950s. A black family. A struggle dealing with discrimination. A crowded apartment building with a shared bathroom and poor living conditions. It’s a tough life. Walter, the father of a young child Travis, is married to Ruth, a stern and logical woman. Leena “Mama” Younger also lives with her son Walter, alongside Beneatha, who happens to be Walter’s sister. Mama is a very motherly person; experienced, wise, yet loving and caring. The death of Mama’s husbands leads to financial growth, with enough insurance money to buy a house, but Walter knows that he can have even greater profit should he invest into a liquor store. Little did he know that this would be a grave mistake. Mama does indeed decide to use some of the $10,000 to buy a new home for the family, while also giving Walter the remaining cash towards the purpose of her children, entrusting the entire sum with Walter. Walter sees the opportunity to fulfill his goal in making a liquor store business and gets together with some business partners, in hopes of supporting his whole family through times yet to come. Yet it was at this moment where all the possibilities just sloshed down the drain. RUTH (quietly, a mood apart from her husband already, seeing BOBO) Hello, Bobo. WALTER You right on time today . . . Right on time. That's the way! (He slaps BOBO on his back.) Sit down . . . lemme hear. Walter is a man whose intent is to give his family a better life. This father lives in the same, small apartment with his mother and sister, does he complain about the extra company? Not at all. Walter Lee Younger wants to give his family a better home, one that’s not filled with pests, but in order to gain such money, he’d have to invest. He doesn’t just want to reach a checkpoint of better home, but a better life too, with more money coming in to support the family. This is why Walter wants to invest in a liquor store, bringing in continued support for his family so overtime, they’ll be living the life he thinks they deserve. (RUTH stands stiffly and quietly in back of them, as though somehow she senses death, her eyes fixed on her husband) BOBO (his frightened eyes on the floor, his hat in his hands) Could I please get a drink of water, before I tell you about it, Walter Lee?
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