The Whitshank Creation Myth

Last but not least, Mama and Ruth have the aspiration of living in a new home. The apartment in which they currently reside is small, dark, and handled with care: "the furnishings of this room were actually selected with care and love and hope [. . .]" (988). It is evident that the home is a very important to the Younger family and it is a critical

Coming from a lonely and abusive home Mary had to find happiness outside of her house. Her mom made a friend from their church and she happened to have a three month year old baby. Mary always occupied the Richardson’s by helping with baby Alyssa, while also distracting herself from reality. Meeting the Richardson’s ended up being Mary’s worst nightmare. One night the Richardson’s went out and asked Mary and her mother to watch Alyssa.

The first home that they live in is with Jeannette’s grandmother, Erma. Jeannette describes the inside of the house, saying, “It was cold in the house, and the air smelled of mold and cigarettes and unwashed laundry” (131). In addition to the house being a tad run down, the kids were only allowed to bathe in four inches of water once a week and that they all must share. Not only did they have unfit living conditions at home, Jeannette was constantly being bullied at school and does not seem to be able fit in with all of the other kids (140), which is also making it difficult for her to concentrate on her schoolwork. The second house that the Walls family lived in is a little old rundown shack on 93 Little Hobart Street which is no better than the house they shared with Erma. In all actuality, it is probably worse since the kitchen ceiling leaks when it rains (154) and the entire area surrounding the foundation becomes a garbage dump because the family cannot afford to pay for trash pick-up (155). With their father, Rex constantly drinking and their mother, Rose Mary leaving the children to fend for themselves, Lori and Jeannette decide that, for their own good and sake of their future, they should distance themselves from the family start a new life in New

schedule of the family that lives in the house, which is a family of 4, throughout the story, but the

The boys are living in an apartment at the Henry Horner housing complex with their mother, LaJoe, their younger brother and sisters – the triplets, and a constant stream of people from their father Paul to their sister’s boyfriend’s brother staying on and off with them. Henry Horner is a housing

Love is a dirty four-letter word to truly endure. It is an affection that one can truly suffer, undergo and witness. In her impactful memoir The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls depicts the naked truth of the strange love in her family's abnormal take on life. The Walls's live life the rough way, by personal choice, scattering town to town, with a father who drinks like a fish   and wanna be Georgia O’keeffe, mother. Raised by Rex and Rose Mary Walls, Brian, Jeannette, Lori, and Maureen live a unusual life with a limited love. Jeannette fights to keep Lori, Brian, and Maureen Walls alive and nourished. Parents are supposed to be loving and nourishing to truly love their children, not be neglectful. Rex and Rose Mary's love for their children is far from unconditional, especially since they choose to neglect their children by being an alcoholic father, and s self-interested mother with restricted love by letting their young children starve in an unsafe environment, with an unstable income.

John’s seemingly overwhelming need to ensure she is healthy mentally and physically, drives him to control all aspects of her life. He has his sister come to the mansion to keep an eye on his wife while he’s away in town with his patients. John chose the mansion for its isolation and privacy as he needs to have his wife healthy or it could affect his reputation,. He also picked the nursery as their bedroom as another way to have his wife secluded. The location of the room is on the uppermost level of the house with stairs are gated at the top. There are also bars on the windows as if it is a jail. There is busy ugly peeling yellow wallpaper around the room and they’ve moved in furniture from downstairs. She pleads with John to allow her to stay in the lovely room with veranda on the lower floor. He argues that the nursery with the windows, air and sunlight will be much better for her and he may need a second bed or room for himself. As a compromise, he tells her she could have the cellar whitewashed (239). Either place, the nursery or the cellar, is a prison, which the asylums of the time resembled. John is just containing his wife the only way he knows given his status as a physician. He loves and cares for her and needs her to recover and take care of the family. John is exerting himself by pushing her back into the role she has agreed to by being his

As the women walk through the house, they begin to get a feel for what Mrs. Wright’s life is like. They notice things like the limited kitchen space, the broken stove, and the broken jars of fruit and begin to realize the day-to-day struggles that Mrs. Wright endured. The entire house has a solemn, depressing atmosphere. Mrs. Hale regretfully comments that, for this reason and the fact that Mr. Wright is a difficult man to be around, she never came to visit her old friend, Mrs. Wright.

Brian and Lori took a dissimilar route and attempt to ameliorate their parents even into adulthood. As time progresses, Brian and Lori learn from their child-like attachment and gain the mentality of their siblings. They learn to accept Rose Mary and Rex’s quirks and

Their children, Lori, Jeannette, and Brian, want to move to New York City to have a life of their own. But, Rex and Rose Mary decide to follow them there. They are poor and homeless, living on the streets of this overwhelming city.

Her two grown children, Walter and Beneatha (Bennie), have high aspirations; Travis wants to open a liquor store and become a businessman man while Bennie is in college studying to be a doctor. Both hope that some of the insurance money will go in helping them achieve their respective dreams. Mama and her late husband always dreamed of owning a home. When Mama and Mr. Younger initially rented their apartment on the Southside, it was supposed to be a temporary residence before they bought their own house. But more than thirty years later, the family still resides in the same apartment. The Younger family composed of Mama, Bennie, Walter, his wife Ruth, and their child Travis, all live under the same cramped roof. The play is about the unmet dreams of each member of the family.

While in the bathtub, Eliza told the reporter that her middle hurt. She stated that Christopher (step-brother) touched her. The reporter states that the top of Eliza’s “monkey” is red, and Christopher was rubbing it. It happened three times, and it was unknown when it last occurred. Eliza did not tell her parents (father), in fear of getting in trouble. Prior to the weekend, it was the first time the reporter seen the kids in six months. The children are comfortable with her because they used to live with her. The children reside with their father, but there is no custody arrangement. The mother (Brandy) allowed the children to stay with the father, due to her work schedule. The reporter told Edgar about the allegations, and he stated “OMG,

Based on the last scene of A Raisin in the Sun the Younger family moves from their current apartment to a house in a white neighborhood. I think that next within that same day the family will go in a car with the movers through the busy streets of Chicago to a narrow road that will take them to Clybourne Park. Where lies rows of houses of the color green, yellow, and white. On the far end of the street they will pull up to their house on the right hand side up a drive way. Mama, Ruth, and Beneatha will be in awe, as Travis will jump on the yard of a house he can call his. As they enter the house to see the inside, they will lookout their window to see their neighbors eyeing them will displease but they didn’t care. They finally had what they