The Influences and Interference of Mama
In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, written by Lorraine Hansberry, influence and interference plays a role in everyday life. The Younger family occupies a small living space in a boarding house, they are always together. Mama is an influence yet interference to the family. The characters that feel this way is Walter, Beaneatha, and Ruth.
Without Mama the Younger family would get nowhere in life. Although Mama did not tell Walter to buy the liquor store, she was an influence by giving him money to spend on what he wants. Mama stated, "Monday morning I want you to take this money and take three thousand dollars and put it in a savings account for Beneatha's schooling. The rest you put in a checking account with your name on it. And from now on any penny that come out of it is for you to look after" (106). Mama only wanted her children to be happy. She is a wonderful mother for giving them money. She is a wonderful and caring......
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