A Raisin in the Sun: Key Themes, Characters, and Symbols
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What does the furniture in the stage directions symbolize?
The furniture is described as 'tired' because it has accommodated too many people for too many years, reflecting the weariness of the family's struggles.
What is the setting of the play?
The time is sometime between World War II and the present, and the place is Chicago's Southside.
What emotion is described as hanging on Ruth's face?
Disappointment.
How old is Travis?
He is ten or eleven years old.
How is Walter Lee characterized?
He is 35 years old, married for 11 years, and has a son who sleeps in the living room.
What does Travis need for school?
He needs 50 cents.
What does Walter want Ruth to discuss with Mama?
Walter wants Ruth to talk about their relationship and how she is becoming too much for him.
What does Walter say about colored women?
He believes they don't understand how to build their men up and make them feel important.
What does Walter think Beneatha wants with Mama's money?
He thinks she wants it for clothes.
How is Mama described?
Mama is in her early sixties, full-bodied, strong, and possesses a grace and beauty that is unobtrusive.
What does Mama bring in from the windowsill?
Her plant.
Why does Ruth want Mama to invest in the liquor store?
She believes that colored people need to start investing in business to get ahead.
What reason does Mama give for Ruth to tell her employer she has the flu?
It sounds respectable and is something white people understand.
What does Mama want to do with the money?
She wants to buy a house.
What was Mama's dream regarding the house?
She dreamed of buying a house, fixing it up, and making a garden in the back.
Why can't Beneatha be serious about George?
She finds him shallow.
Who does Beneatha say is more snobbish than rich white people?
Real-foe-rich colored people.
Why does Mama slap Beneatha?
Because Beneatha said she does not accept God.
What song does Mama want Ruth to sing?
No Ways Tired.
What is Beneatha wearing in Act 2, Scene 1?
She is wearing the costume Asagai brought.
What kind of dance does Beneatha perform?
A folk dance.
How is Walter described in Act 2, Scene 1?
He has been drinking and jumps on the table pretending to be a great African chief.
What does Walter think college should teach colored college boys?
How to take over the world.
What does Walter say about his race?
He belongs to a race that only knows how to moan, pray, and have babies.
What does Mama say she did with the money?
She bought a house.
How does Mama describe the house she bought?
It has 3 bedrooms, a yard, and is located in Clybourne Park.
Why are Ruth and Walter surprised about the house being in Clybourne Park?
Because there are no people of color living there.
What does Mr. Lindner represent?
He represents the Clybourne Park Improvement Association.
What does Mr. Lindner suggest to the family?
He suggests they would be happier living in their own communities.
How does Walter react when he realizes the money is gone?
He starts to cry out for Willy, trying to help from God.
What does Mama say about her husband's work ethic?
He worked tirelessly like an old horse, killing himself for the family.
What does Beneatha tell Asagai was the catalyst for her wanting to become a doctor?
She saw someone die.
What does Asagai want Beneatha to do?
He wants her to go to Nigeria.
What does Walter say about Willy Harris?
He taught him to keep his eye on what counts in this world.
What does Walter repeatedly mumble to himself after saying his wife should wear pearls?
The word 'Man'
When does MaMa say is the time to love somebody the most?
When he's at his lowest and can't believe in himself
What did Walter's father almost do to a man who called him a bad name?
Beat him to death
What does MaMa say to Ruth, woman to woman?
He finally came into his manhood today, kind of like a rainbow after the rain
What does Mama go back to grab after leaving the room?
Her plants
How does Walter's agitation manifest in the stage directions?
He begins to move about the room with strange agitated pauses
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