A Raisin in the Sun Flashcards
Who is Beneatha?
- she believes in female rights
- wants to go to school to become a doctor
- more focused on education and a career than getting a husband
- sister to Walter
Who is Mama?
- caretaker of the family
- symbolizes hope (with her flower)
- she knows what’s best for her family
Who is Ruth?
- mother of Travis, also pregnant with her second
- wife of Walter
- very much dislikes the poverty lifestyle
Who is Mrs. Johnson?
- neighbor to the Youngers
* doesn’t mind life in poverty and is envious of the Youngers’ bravery to move
Who is Walter?
- husband of Ruth
- he dislikes being a chauffeur- feels like a slave
- he wants Mama’s insurance money to buy a liquor store
- he gets $3,500 (for Beneatha and himself) and he loses it to Willy who steals it
Who is Travis?
- the son of Walter and Ruth
- 10 years old
- doesn’t fully understand the financial situation that the Youngers are in
Who is Joseph Asagai?
- a friend of Beneatha
- a black man very proud of his culture
- polar opposite of George
T or F: Ruth gets pregnant and wants to abort the baby.
True
T or F: The insurance money gets stolen by Mrs. Johnson.
False- The money is stolen by Willy (Walter’s friend).
T or F: The Youngers call Karl Lindner and tell him that they’re moving in no matter what they do.
True
T or F: Clybourne Park is a white neighborhood.
True
What does Ruth call Mama?
Lena
What did Mama call her late husband?
Big Walter
T or F: Mama had lost a baby when she was young.
True
T or F: Beneatha is heavily religious like her mother.
False- Beneatha is an Athiest and does not believe in God. Everything she has, she earned for herself. God didn’t give it to her or help her.