Does money really bring happiness? This question has been asked over and over throughout history, but there is no real answer. The only way to know is to learn from experiences. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the characters are caught up in worrying too much about money, and this affects them all in the many different decisions they make, such as Ruth wanting an abortion, Mother buying them a house, and Walter investing in the store of liquors. Ruth wanting an abortion shows that money has a great influence on the character's actions in the story. She is a woman in her thirties who has given up on life, but she is a kind woman who cares a lot about her family. She is described as "a pretty girl, but now it is evident that life has been less than she expected, and disappointment has already begun to hang over her face (Raisin in the Sun, p. 610)." Ruth knows that the family does not have enough money and that they are forced to live in a small house. When she finds out she is pregnant, she decides she will have an abortion because she feels they simply don't have money to support another child. Her husband, Walter, doesn't believe she actually thinks about doing it and tells her mother that Ruth would never do it. Ruth then enters the room and tells him that he is wrong and that she has already made a deposit for the abortion (p.639). Another way that money influences the characters in the story is when the mother receives insurance she checks out and buys a house for the family. At the beginning of the story all anyone can talk about is whether Mom received the check in the mail. Everyone keeps asking each other. Whether it's Walter or even his son Travis, it's the only thing everyone in the house can think about. The check Mom receives is an insurance check for her husband's death. When the check finally arrives, all anyone can talk about is what he will do with the money. Money isn't that important to Mom and she even says, "If it wasn't for all of you, I guess... I'd put that money away or give it to the church or something, (p.