Ruth needs her husband especially when she finds out she is expecting another child. Although a baby is a blessing and should always be a happy situation, it is expected to bring more difficult times within the younger family. The family of five is already struggling to survive on what Walter brings home from driving, so adding another mouth to feed and a body to clothe isn't what the family needs right now. Beneatha even goes so far as to say "It's my business: where on the roof will he live?" (Hansberry___). Ruth tries to tell Walter that she needs to talk to him, but the fact that he is so angry that Mom doesn't want to help him doesn't want to listen to her. Walter is once again only concerned with his emotions and needs. He doesn't even know that his wife is pregnant and is thinking of having an abortion. He leaves the scene to go