I'm so tired of being worried all the time. Worried about what I'm going to do about the new baby, worried about how we are going to earn money, and worried about Walter's state of mind. Walter is changing, becoming more depressed and is drinking himself into oblivion. I know that Walter needs help and support right now but "he needs something- something I can't give him anymore". Lord knows that I want to keep this new baby but how can we afford to keep it? I fully support Beneatha's chocie of becoming a doctor but I don't know if that is enough to make it come true. Mama, bless her heart, doesn't understand her children anymore. She "got good children" and she is a good mama that "keep'em in hand". Oh! It hurts me to see them fight and hurt each other so often. They know that they love each other though, or I sure hope they do. Walter might not understand but, Mama loves him with all her heart. Travis is my baby and I love him so much but sometimes a mama has to do what she has to do. It hurts me but I have to teach him how to be grow up and be a good man. I know Lena means well but sometimes she needs to leave Travis' discipline to me. I sure hope that everything gets better or at least doesn't get any worse.
Resource:
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
A theme that can be drawn out of The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is how materialism causes corruption, and this will ultimately lead to the death of society. This story demonstrates all the characteristics of a fairy tale gone wrong. It entails the whole "once upon a time" scenario; indulging in the magic palace and the land that is physically separated from our world. However, behind this story that is impossible in reality, there is no sense of security that this fairy tale is a one in a lifetime thing. There are many things that make up a fairy tale: the idea that it can't be replicated, the wonder, and the unrealistic ending. Fitzgerald's story has the wonder and the magic that everyone is attracted to; it may not be as obvious as pink elephants but Kismine's physical perfection is just as improbable. This is not a story of the past; it is the realization that corruption is a problem today and it will be a dilemma tomorrow. Fitzgerald's use of rhetoric greatly displays the inescapable outcome of the Washington's greed. The author's inclusion of colors in his style of writing also serves to emphasis how addicting materialism can be to people like John. Fitzgerald is serving as the Moses for future generation in predicting the fates of the corrupted. Leaping from fantasy to reality, bad people don't actually get punished for their deeds; instead society as a whole gets penalized.
Resources:
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz by F. Scott Fitzgerald
