A Raisin In The Sun Flashcards
How much money was the check that the Youngers receive from the insurance company?
$ 10,000
Where and when did the story take place
On the Southside of Chicago in the 1950s
why do the Youngers receive a check from the insurance company
the Youngers received a check for the life insurance policy of the recently deceased mr. Younger
What does mama want to do with the money that they get from the insurance company
she wants to buy a house so she can fulfill the dream of owning a house that she shared with her husband
what does walter lee want to do with the money that the insurance company gives the family
he wants to use the money to invest in a liquor store
who is ruth
Ruth is walter lee’s wife.
what does ruth want to do with the money the insurance company gives the family
she agrees with mama wanting to buy a new house
what is walter lee and ruth’s sons name
Travis
What dream does Beneatha try to pursue during the story
she wants to be a doctor
where does mama buy a house
Clyborne Park
what is Beneatha’s boyfriends name
Joseph Asagai
where is Asagai from
Asagai is from Nigeria, Africa
who steals the $ 6,500 that walter lee puts down on the investment on the liquor store
Willy Harris
who is the head of the clyborne park welcome comity and tries to get the Youngers to let the association to buy their house so they don’t move in
Mr. Linder
who was mama
mama is the leader of the household who is a devout christian
who are walters friends that decided to invest in the liquor store with him
willy harris and bobo
who is Mrs. Johnson
the Youngers Next Door neighbor who warns them of moving to an all white neighborhood
When was Lorraine Hansberry born
May 19th, 1930
Where did Lorraine Hansberry grow up
Chicago, illinois
when did here family move to a predominately white neighborhood in Chicago
1938
what happened to her family after they made the move
her family was attacked
why did the family move from the white neighborhood
they were forced to move by a court order
how did Hansberry’s father react to the court order
her father took the case to the supreme court because he thought it was illegal for a neighborhood to be restricted to only one race
where did Hansberry go to college
Wisconsin University
what was here major
painting
what did Hansberry later change her major to
writing
After two years of college she dropped out and moved to where
New York
when does Hansberry quit her job to pursue writing
1956
what was a raisin in the sons real name
the Crystal stair
when did she change the crystal stair to a raisin in the sun
March 11th, 1959
who wrote the poem a raisin in the sun that Hansberry named her play after
Langston Hughes
who did she marry
Robert Nemiroff
When did she marry her husband
1953
what did her husband do for a living
he was a jewish song writer
when did she divorce her husband
1962
what did Hansberry die from
Pancreatic Cancer
When did she die
January 12th, 1965
who was the protagonist of a raisin in the sun
Walter Lee
who was the antagonist of a raisin in the sun
Mr. Linder
what was Mr. Linder’s first name
Karl Linder
what was the name of the neighborhood the Youngers wanted to move into
Clybourne Park
what does the family buy mama before the move to the white neighborhood
gardening tools
what are three themes of a raisin in the sun
1) The importance of family
2) the need to fight racial discrimination
3) the value and purpose of dreams
what part of Chicago did the Youngers live in before they moved to clybourne park
the south side of Chicago
