Q Group 4: Ruth "I'll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America if I have to – but we got to MOVE. We got to get OUT OF HERE!" (Act Three) Ruth is a woman who wears her life on her sleeve. She is weary, worn out, tired, and disappointed. All of these emotions play on her face and in her voice every day. She is a woman with only one dream – a peaceful home for her family. When it is clear Walter is not capable of providing that peaceful life, it hurts Ruth greatly. But she herself has no idea on how to bring a peace of her own. Ruth only comes alive at the prospect of moving out of the apartment, of moving into the house. She is desperate to make this dream come true. Questions: How would Ruth define The American Dream?