How does Ruth support Walter in A Raisin in the Sun?

Ruth often puts her own needs and desires on the back burner for the sake of Walter’s dreams of owning a bar. She agrees to talk to his mother about giving her insurance money to him, even though she is reluctant about his choice. Ruth might not agree with Walter’s choices, but she does not seriously try to talk him out of them. Just as she supports Beneatha’s dream of being a doctor, she supports Walter’s dream of owning his own business. Privately, or with other characters, she may give a hint of her own doubts, but face to face she is supportive. When she finds out she is pregnant, she considers an abortion out of her fear that another child will put an undue burden on Walter to accomplish his dream. Whether she is wise to support Walter to the extent she does is questionable. How much should she look out for the family as a whole and admit that Walter has not been an adequate provider? In the end, Walter takes up his responsibilities and thinks more of the family than of himself. This has been Ruth’s desire all along: to give Walter the chance to do this.