Monday, February 24, 2020

Act 2 Scene 2 Notes

- It's a Friday night a few weeks after Mama bought the house
- Beneatha and George come home from another show, George wants to get intimate and starts kissing Beneatha, Beneatha just wanted to talk to George, George gets upset and says some very mean things to her about her body.
-  Beneatha kicks him out
- Mrs. Johnson comes over, Mama and her don't agree on much but both are too nice to fight with each other
- Beneatha is rude to Mrs. Johnson
- Mrs. Johnson goes on a big rant on how educated kids are rude
- Walter skips work for three days in a row and just drives around or walks around and then goes to the bar and get drunk.
- Mama and Walter have a long talk and she gives him 6,500$ and 3000 of it he has to put in a savings account for his sisters school and the other 3500 is his to do whatever he wants with.
- Walter is so happy, he tells his family he is done drinking and he starts talking about all his dreams for the future and whats gonna happen with the money.
- The scene ends with Walter describing to Travis what the future will be like for him and he ends by telling Travis that in the future he will be able to go to any school he wants and do anything he wants for a job.

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