Question

What kind of life did ruth have? How do we know this?

A Raisin in the Sun

Answer 1

Ruth is a "soft" personality type. She is not aggressive; she just lets life "happen" to her. She is the "worn-out wife" with a tedious, routine lifestyle. Hansberry describes Ruth as being "about thirty" but "in a few years, she will be known among her people as a 'settled woman.

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