A raisin in the sun Study guides, Study notes & Summaries

The source of the play's title is - Answer- "Harlem" by Langston Hughes Mama is not - Answer- Selfish The residents of Clybourne Park are so committed to keep the Youngers out that they - Answer- Make an offer to buy the house, giving the Youngers a profit The plant which Mama tries to keep healthy symbolizes - Answer- The family Upon first realizing that Ruth is definitely pregnant, Beneatha - Answer- asks if the baby is going to live on the roof. When Beneatha tells Mama that...

Where does the play take place? - Answer- The play takes place between WW2 and the present, on Chicago's South side Who are the Youngers? - Answer- Walter, Ruth, Travis (+ Mama & Beneatha). they all live in one apartment and they are very poor What is everybody waiting for the morning the play opens? - Answer- the bathroom/shower What does Travis ask his mother for? - Answer- 50 cents, but the mother/family does not have it Describe Ruth and Walter's relationship. - Answer- It is a...

The stage directions say that the living room in the Younger apartment might he comfortable and well-ordered, but ''weariness" has "won in this room." What physical details of the living room set show these qualities? - Answer- The carpet was worned down and the furniture looked tired and was covered in dollies What details of the setting show that the apartment is crowded? - Answer- only 1 bathroom and 1 bed who is shared by Ruth and Beneath also Travis sleeps on couch Walter's wife...

Setting - Answer- Southside Chicago, late 1950s Where do the Youngers live? - Answer- Apartment Who sleeps on the couch in the living room? - Answer- Travis Who dies in the beginning? - Answer- Big Walter What does Mama do with the insurance money? - Answer- Buys a house in Cleybourne park What does Beneatha want to be? - Answer- she wants to be a doctor Who represents African culture? - Answer- Asagai Who is Beneatha's rich boyfriend? - Answer- George Murchinson Who are...

A complete summary of ''A RAISIN IN THE SUN BY LORRAINE HANSBERRY', which falls under the Colonial And Postcolonial African Literatures (ENG2603) modules.

the Youngers are eager to receive ? - Answer- 10,000 dollar insurance check Beneatha and Walter argue about how mama should? - Answer- spend the money Beneatha wants money for her? - Answer- education When Beneatha says there is no God, Mama? - Answer- slaps her (strong in her religion) Mama compares her spirited children to her? - Answer- plant (symbol) Ruth, pregnant and depressed consults? - Answer- abortionist Asagai gives Beneatha gifts from? - Answer- Nigeria (he wants ...

Willie Harris asks if Walter received the check yet - Answer- Who calls Walter Lee on the phone, what does he asl him Joseph Asagai her friend from Africa - Answer- Who is coming to the house to see Beneatha Mama might ask Joseph ignorant questions about Africa - Answer- In what way would Mama embarrass Beneatha in front of Joseph Asagai That she is pregnant and might abort the baby - Answer- What does Ruth reveal to Mama and Beneatha She asks if the pregnancy was planned and where t...

When George Murchison arrives, what does he want Beneatha to do? - Answer- Change out of her Nigeran robes Where are they going? - Answer- Theatre How does Walter insult George? - Answer- Insults the way he dresses and education Why does Walter do this? - Answer- He is drunk When George leaves, what does he call Walter? What does this mean? - Answer- Prometheus - man of fire and of torture What does mama tell Ruth and Walter? - Answer- She put a down payment on a house What is ...

what day does scene 1 take place? - Answer- the same day when they got they check; the same day where ruth is considering an abortion, mama left, beneatha went to the hair salon, and walter went to the bar where does walter return from and why was he there? - Answer- he returns form the bar. he has been drinking and is very drunk describe the interaction between beneatha and walter when walter comes home drunk - Answer- beneatha just goes along with him thinking he's a king. she plays alo...

Who is the protagonist in this play? - Answer- Walter Lee Younger What does Ruth tell Walter to do when he complains incessantly about his life? - Answer- "Eat his eggs" From whom are the Youngers waiting for a check? - Answer- Insurance company What is the insurance money for? - Answer- Life insurance for Mr. Younger, who recently passed away. What does Ruth find out when she goes to the doctor? - Answer- She is pregnant. What does Travis do to make money? - Answer- He carries ...