Sometimes swallowing your pride is necessary for survival.
(Picture taken from nycweboy.typepad.com)
This picture represents the saying because the person in it is walking away from the camera as we sometimes need to walk away from our pride. Even if you don't want to, sometimes it is necessary to swallow your pride and accept help, or maybe walk away from a conflict.
This is represented by every Younger in the play. Walter's pride is hurt by his job, yet he continues to do it to survive and provide for his family. Ruth is the same way, she cleans other people's houses, despite that it makes her and Walter feel like she's a servant. But, unfortunately, there weren't many jobs available to an unschooled African-Americans during these times, so they swallowed their pride and did it anyway.


