After Walter goes into the living room, Beneatha, his sister, enters.

Walter argues with her about her ambition to become a doctor.

Finally, as Walter is leaving for his work as a chauffeur, Mama

enters the room. Ruth asks Mama how she wants to spend the

life insurance money that she has received after the death of her

husband; although Mama answers that she does not want to talk

about money first thing in the morning, they do have a financial

discussion. When Beneatha joins them, the talk turns to her love

life, because she has two suitors. During the conversation, Mama slaps

Beneatha for talking blasphemously about God, and Beneatha leaves the room. As Mama and Ruth talk about Walter and Beneatha, R

by the news, especially Walter, who is suddenly a broken man. Mama is so angry that she starts to beat Walter on the face. She then prays to God for strength, closing the scene.

The dance is interrupted by the arrival of George Murchison, who has come to take Beneatha to the theater. Seeing her in native dress, he argues with Beneatha about the importance of African history and heritage to the black people in America; it is obvious that he holds Africans in contempt. When Beneatha leaves the room, he angers Walter by dismissing his efforts to discuss "big" business plans with him. When Beneatha returns, she has changed her clothes.

Mr. Lindner arrives, which obviously upsets Mama. She sarcastically tells Travis to watch the spectacle of his father giving in to a white man. As Walter begins to speak to Lindner, he at first sounds confused; then suddenly he begins to speak emotionally about the pride of black people. It becomes clear that Walter has

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