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afterenters the Younger familys apartment, he gets into a heated argument withover their African
heritage. Unlike Beneatha, George does not respect or revere his African heritage and tells
Beneatha that her ancestry is nothing but meaningless spirituals and some grass huts. Before
Beneatha can respond,drags her out of the room and attempts to ease the tensions in the
apartment. Ruth proceeds to invite George to sit down and casually comments on the surprisingly
warm weather. Ruth then mentions that everybody has been blaming the warm weather on the bombs
that people have been setting off.
Ruths minor comment demonstrates her
insight into the social tumult taking place throughout Chicago. Ruth is aware that racial
tensions are extremely high and has heard of angry white citizens bombing black homes and
churches. At different moments in the play,reference the racially motivated bombings, which do
not deterfrom purchasing a home in the white neighborhood of Clybourne Park. Mrs. Johnson also
mentions the bombings during her brief visit and warns Lena about putting her family in a
dangerous situation. Similar to Mrs. Johnson, Ruth demonstrates an understanding of Chicagos
social climate while she makes small talk with George Murchison. Ruth understands that there are
dangerous white civilians willing to bomb black homes and churches and mentions it while
speaking with George.
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