A raison in the sun

Coup number one is the scene when Ruth finds out that she is pregnant and wishes to tell Walter. Ruth wants to tell Walter about the new baby and their plans weather or not to keep the baby but he has his own little problems and is too mind bothered to listen. So Mamma sits him down and makes him listen. In this scene, it shows how Walter really doesn’t know his wife as well as he thought he did and as well as the communication gap between Walter and Ruth. The fact that he thought that Ruth would never think of getting an abortion shows the lack of communication between them. To his surprise, Ruth would throw away all her morals for the well-being of her family. This scene really touched me because I’m against abortion yet I understood why Ruth was considering having the unborn child killed. The questions of supporting this child surely crossed her mind. If they can barely support them selves but most importantly their son Travis, why have another child?



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