A Raisin In The Sun And Florencecharacter Changes Because Of Conflict
Submitted by huddy93 on 06/30/2008 05:21 PM
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A Raisin In The Sun And Florencecharacter Changes Because Of Conflict
In both, "A Raisin in the Sun" and "Florence," the character known as Mama changes when there is a conflict. Both "Mamas" are dealing with a family that is growing and changing. They are both struggling to hold on to their control over their family. As conflict impacts, they are forced to let go of their power and trust the rest of their family. The two mothers are motivated by their love for their family and their inspirations for the future.
Both women seem to be in charge, or very dominate. Mama Younger is the person in her family unit who is trying to keep everyone together. One example of her discipline is when Beneatha and Mama are arguing about religion and Mama says, " There are some ideas we ain't going to have in this house. Not long as I am at the head of this family" (pg. 798). In comparison, Mama Whitney doesn't like how her grown daughter's life is going so she is going to travel all the way to New York and force her to come home. All that she is concerned about at this point is keeping the family together how she wants it to be.
Mama Younger and Mama Whitney, both set an impression early in the play. Mama Younger's "bossiness" is shown from the moment she is introduced into the plot. Right away, in the morning, she is nagging Ruth about the way things are being done around the house, she says, "
What's the matter with you this morning, Ruth? You looks right peaked. You aiming to iron all them things? Leave some for me. I'll get to em this afternoon. Bennie honey, it's too drafty for you to be sitting round half dressed. Where's your robe?" (pg. 792). Mama Younger also questions Ruth's ability to be a mother and take care of Travis. She does this by saying, " I just noticed all last week he had cold cereal, and when it starts getting chilly in the fall a child ought to have some hot grits or something when he goes out in the cold" (pg. 792). Like Mama Younger, Mama Whitney also leaves an impression at the beginning of the play....
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