“I’m serious. Just pack up and leave! Go on away and enjoy yourself some. Forget about the family and have yourself a ball for once in your life” (43). This is what Ruth one of the main characters in A raisin in the sun by Lorraine Hansberry mama’s husband has died and she is receiving a 10,000 dollar insurance check. Each one of the members of the family has a different idea of what to do with the money. Ruth is motivated by her family her wish for them is to have what they want especially mama and helping her family but the money situation stands In her way. This is shown by Ruth getting her family up and ready for work and school and doing all the cleaning in the apartment.

Ruth’s first objective is her wish for them to have what they want and need. Ruths life has a lot of obstacles she does a lot for her family. When she and mama are talking Ruth says “Mama, something is happening between Walter and me. I don’t know what it is – but he needs something – something I can’t give him anymore. He needs this chance, Lena” (42). Ruth doesn’t know how she can help Walter or what happens and she feels like her and Walter are drifting apart. She wants her family to have everything they want or need. She try’s her best. Next, Ruth wants to help her family with everything but sometimes she can’t do everything for her family “Oh Well, they bound to fit something in the whole house. Anyhow, they was too good a bargain to pass up. Oh, Bennie, meant to put a special note on that