American Dreams Deferred
Setting the Scene
Symbolism
Corresponding Relationships
200

Walter Lee Younger from A Raisin in the Sun wants to invest his family's insurance money into this type of business.

A liquor store

200

The name of the river located near where the migrant workers labor in Of Mice and Men.

The Salinas river

200

In A Raisin in the Sun, Mama tends to this object on the windowsill, which represents her family's resilience and her dream for a yard.

A plant

200

This aggressive but fiercely loyal character is Junior's best friend on the reservation who feels betrayed when Junior transfers schools.

Rowdy

400

In Of Mice and Men, George and Lennie dream of buying this, where they can "live off the fatta the lan'."

Ranch/farm

400

A Raisin in the Sun's title is based off a line from "Harlem,". Who wrote the poem?

Langston Hughes

400

Lennie's tragic obsession with stroking soft things is frequently illustrated by his desire to tend these animals on his future farm.

Rabbits

400

On the ranch, George and Lennie's tight bond stands out because they are what type of worker? 

(Hint: These workers usually travel alone and have no one to look out for them)

Migrant Workers

600

Junior leaves his reservation school to attend Reardan High in search of __.

A better education and future

600

Junior grows up on the Spokane Indian Reservation, which is located in this U.S. state.

Washington

600

Throughout his diary, Junior uses this specific thing to express his feelings, sketch his world, and escape his reality.

Cartoons

600

This Nigerian college student opens Beneatha up to connecting with her African heritage rather than assimilating.

Joseph Asagai

800

Why is Beneatha Younger's dream of becoming a doctor so important for her?

Overcoming racial and gender barriers

800

In Of Mice and Men, Crooks is forced to sleep alone in the harness room instead of the bunkhouse due to __.

Racism/segregation

800

In Of Mice and Men, the mercy killing of this old and blind dog foreshadows the tragic ending of the novel, who's dog is it?

Candy's dog

800

This aging, one-handed ranch worker forms a bond with George and Lennie, offering his life savings to join their dream.

Candy

1000

The character in Of Mice and Men whose dream of becoming a Hollywood actress was shattered.

Curley's wife

1000

The natural hideout by the Salinas River where George told Lennie to go to if he was ever in trouble. (Hint: Of Mice and Men ends here.)

The brush near the river

1000

The poem that inspired Of Mice and Men notes that the best-laid plans of Mice and Men often __ __.

Go awry

1000

Junior forms an unexpected friendship at Reardan with this classmate, bonding over a shared love of books and science.

Gordy

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