A Raisin in the Sun Page #11

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You done wrote his epitaph too,

like the rest of the world?

- Who give you the privilege?

- Will you be on my side for once?

You saw what he did.

You saw him down there on his knees.

Didn't you teach me to despise

any man who would do that...

...who would do what he's

going to do?

I taught you that.

Me and your daddy.

But I thought I taught you

something else too.

I thought I taught you to love him.

Love him?

There's nothing left to love.

There's always something left to love.

Have you cried for that boy today?

Not for yourself and the family

because we lost the money.

I mean for him.

And what he's gone through.

And God help him.

God help him, what it's done to him.

Child, when do you think is the time

to love somebody the most?

When he's done good and made things

easy for everybody?

That ain't the time at all.

It's when he's at his lowest...

...and he can't believe in himself

because the world's whipped him so!

When you starts measuring somebody...

...measure him right, child.

Measure him right.

You make sure that

you done taken into account...

...the hills and the valleys

he's come through...

...to get to wherever he is.

The moving men are downstairs.

The truck pulled up.

Are they, baby?

- They're downstairs?

- Hello.

Hello.

I came right over.

He's here.

I was certainly glad

to hear from you people today.

Life can be so much simpler

than people let it be most of the time.

Now, with whom do I negotiate?

Are you Mrs. Younger?

Or your son there?

Just some official papers, sonny.

You go on downstairs now, baby.

No, you don't.

You stay right here.

And you make him understand

what you're doing.

You teach him good...

...like Willie Harris taught you.

And you show him where our

five generations done come to, son.

Go ahead.

Go ahead.

Mr. Lindner...

...we called you...

...me and my family...

...because we are plain people,

you know?

Real plain people.

I work as a chauffeur, you know.

Most of my life.

My wife works in people's kitchens...

...and so does my mother.

I mean, we are plain people.

Mr. Younger...

My father...

My father was a labourer...

...all of his life.

And my father once...

My father once almost beat a man

to death because this man...

...called him some kind of name,

you know?

That's my sister.

And she...

...is going to be...

...a doctor.

- And we are very proud of that.

- I'm sure...

You see, we come from

a long line...

...of proud people.

This is my son.

My son.

And he makes the sixth generation...

The sixth generation of my family

in this country.

And we have...

We have all thought about your offer.

And we've decided...

...to move into our house.

Because my father, he earned it...

...brick by brick.

We don't intend

to cause no trouble...

...or fight no causes.

And we're going to try

to be good neighbours.

That's all.

That's all we have to say.

We don't want...

...your money.

I take it, then,

you've decided to occupy.

That's what the man said.

Then I appeal to you.

- You're older and wiser.

- I'm afraid you don't understand.

My son said we was going to move.

And there ain't nothing left

for me to say.

You know these young folks nowadays.

You can't hardly do a thing with them.

Goodbye.

If you're final about it...

...there's nothing left

for me to say.

I sure hope you people know

what you're doing.

For goodness sake,

if the moving men are here...

...let's get out of here.

Ain't it the truth?

Put Travis' good jacket on him.

Fix your tie and tuck in your shirt.

You look like a hoodlum.

Lord have mercy! Where's my plant?

You all start on down, children.

Now don't go empty-handed.

Where's that box with my skillets?

I want to be in charge of them.

I'm going to fix us the biggest

dinner we ever had tonight.

Asagai asked me to marry him today.

Go with him to Africa.

You ain't old enough to marry nobody.

Darling, that ain't no bale of cotton.

I've had that chair 25 years.

I would like to be able

to use it again!

I mean, he wants me to be a doctor.

To go and be a doctor in Africa.

What's that about Africa?

Asagai asked me to marry him,

go with him to Africa.

Girl, you'd better get them silly

notions out of your head...

...and start looking for a man

with some loot.

What do you have to do

with who I marry?

Plenty. I'm the head of this family.

I been thinking of marrying you off

to George Murchison.

George Murchison?

I wouldn't marry him if he was Adam

and I was Eve.

They're something, all right,

my children.

They're something, all right.

- Let's go.

- I'm coming.

He come into his manhood today,

didn't he?

Kind of like the rainbow

after the rain.

Come on!

I'm coming. Go along, darling.

I'll be right down.

What are you doing?

I'm coming!

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