a raisin in the sun act 1
how much is the insurance check?
$10,000
Who is Travis Younger?
10 year old son of walter and ruth
what are foil characters?
2 very opposite characters
How does Walter show is in sensitivity regarding the money and the situation at home?
He gets angry that mama won't give him the money fully knowing the money came from mamas dead husband
what does mama retrieve when she opens the window? What is unique about this object?
She retrieves the plant, and it's a unique object because it represents the family's dying relationship. it also survived with minimal sunlight
How does the apartment building itself create a problem for the younger family as they begin their day
The apartment is small and for less members to the family of five find a very hard to live in. It is also very crowded and Travis barely sleeps since he is on the couch. The mornings are chaotic and everyone is irritable
what is the american dream?
The ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American along the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved
Walter and Ruth react differently when Travis ask for money for school. What are Walter and roots attitudes about money?
Walter believes that Travis should get the money and he gives him more than enough and he isn't worried about their money issues. Ruth it doesn't give him the money and breezy to save money because they have real issues
How does Walter think women should treat their men?
Walter thinks women should support their husbands and always listen
who is beneatha?
Walter's sister mamas daughter
What are round characters?
a character with many traits that are good and bad
What is the FHA?
a government agency that sets standards for how much a home is worth
what gift does asagai bring beneatha?
a nigerian robe and records
what is a restrictive convenant?
a property not sold to african anericans
what is the name of the first played to be written by an African-American and produced on Broadway?
a raisin in the sun
what did the supreme court of Illinois initially do in response to the violence that was directed at the hansberry family? do you to legal technology what did the US Supreme Court eventually have to do?
at first they made them leave their house. later due to tech amity, they were allowed to stay. this neared the end of having restrictive convenants
mama vs beneatha conflict
beneatha doesn't believe that god should get credit for all the good people do while mama believes that they should thank god
What are dynamic characters?
character that change or develop by the end
what are static characters?
characters that do not change
what are flat characters
characters that have one dimensional and only a few traits
what are deferred dreams?
dreams/goals that are postponed for some reason
in the web quest: according to the fha what kinds of people bring down the value of homes?
even 1 or 2 non white families bring the cost down
beneatha vs nature conflict
everyone seems to think she cannot do what she dreams of soing
how did carl hansberry move his family into a restricted neighborhood
he bought it in secret. they were threatened by white people (they threw bricks at the windows)
in the web quest: before trying to buy a house in levittown pennsylvania, what did eugene do?
he fought for america in the army
what is walters deferred dream
he wants to have a successful liquor store but lack of money and possibly a new child could postpone it
why was eugene mad that they were denied a house?
he was angry that america was tolerating racism to him even if he fought in the army
what is ruth's deferred dream?
her dream is to escape poverty to allow her family to prosper. this is deferred because of lack of money and tons of work must be done.
what famous poet visited Hansberry?
langston hughes
Where did hansberry get the title for a raisin in the sun
langston hughes poems
mama vs ruth conflict
mama doesn't want ruth to abort the baby while ruth wants to because it'll help their family
what is mamas deferred dream?
mama wanted to move into a more beautiful independent home. this was deferred because she lost a child and some hope and it was hard to save money when bills kept piling up
what neighborhoods were low valued and what color were they on a map?
minority / colored neighborhoods. red colored
How does mama try to influence Walter at the end of the scene? What does she revealed to him?
mom explains how times of changed and how all people worry about now is money she wants Walter to convince Ruth not to give up the child and not just be pressured by money
Where did Hansberry move to in the year 1950 to begin her career as a writer?
new york
ruth vs walter conflict
ruth is conflicted on whose side to take when it comes to the check. she gets angry and annoyed at her husband who doesn't agree with her stress about money
ruth vs nature conflict
ruth is tired of being in poverty but she thinks society and circumstances won't allow her to become less poor
who is walter lee?
ruth's husband
What is revealed about Ruth and where she has been? What is she thinking about and why am I should be considering such a thing?
she is pregnant and been at the doctor she's been thinking about getting rid of the child
What are Beneatha's hopes for her own future?
she wants to be a doctor
what is beneathas deferred dream
she wants to become a doctor. this could be postponed because of her families pressure/opinions, lack of money, and maybe mama won't give her the money (beneatha wants her to keep it)
where did this story take place? (setting)
south side chicago in the 1950s apartment
when and where was lorraine hansberry born?
south side of chicago on may 19.1930
what did the younger apartment look like?
the furniture was extremely run down and they shared a hallway bathroom with another family
in the web quest: what happened to eugene and his wife when trying to buy the house in PA after the ww2?
the realtor says they couldn't buy it because it wasn't on sale for black people
why is walter concerned about beneathas plan ?
this concerns walter because he wants mamas check
who is lea/mama?
walter and beneathas mother
mama vs walter conflict
walter wants mama to give him all of the money for his business while mama is still undecided. after all, the money is because her husband died.
walter vs beneatha conflict
walter wants the check to open a store while beneatha want it for her medical school
who is ruth?
walters wife
what neighborhoods had high values?what color were they?
white communities,suburban neighborhoods. they were green colored
