A Raisin in the Sun pt1
The author of A Raisin in the Sun is...
Lorraine Hansberry
The Setting of the story is...(time and place)
Chicago Illinois
1950s-Present Day
The Younger family apartment is described as....
small, crowded, worn out, tired, etc.
A statement that means something different than what it actually means.
What is the definition of a simile?
A comparison between two different things using the words "like" or "as"
Name the entire Younger Family
Walter Ruth Beneatha Travis Mama(Lena)
What is Walter's dream?
To own a business (liquor store)
The Younger family apartment forces characters to have a problem. for example, Travis.....
Is forced to sleep in the living room because he has no space of his own
Come up with your own Hyperbole
Teachers Choice
"...but the carpet has fought back by showing its weariness, with depressing uniformity, elsewhere on its surface." This quote is a prime example of...
Personification
Mr. Lindner goal with the family is....
To keep them from moving into Clyborne Park
How does buy a house achieve Mama's goal?
Buying a house keeps the family together, and gives her a garden that she has always wanted.
Because of the apartment, Mama cannot.....
Have a garden that she has always wanted.
What does Walter mean by the statement "THAT MONEY WAS MADE OUT OF MY FATHER"S FLESH"
It means that the Father worked his entire life and the life insurance money was what he had left behind for them.
"...Bitter? Man, I'm a volcano. Bitter? Here I am a giant surrounded by ants! Ants who can't even understand what it is the giant is talking about." This line is a prime example of...
Metaphor
Explain Beneatha's view of assimilation
When a person forgets their original culture and replaces it with a dominate culture in order to fit in.
Explain the difference between an Idealist and a Realist according to the book.
A idealist never gives up when pursuing their dreams.
A realist looks at the positive and negative effects of the world, and make a decision to give up when it is too hard
Ruth wants to get rid of her baby because....
There is no space for another person in their apartment, and does not want to make life more difficult for the family.
Explain the Beneatha's line "That is not a man. That is a toothless rat"
Walter will do anything for money without thinking of others
Mama's houseplant is an example of this type of figurative language
Symbol
Explain a conflict between two characters.
Teacher's decision
Explain how a character has changed throughout the book.
Teacher's Choice
The definition of setting is time, place, and circumstance. Explain the Younger family circumstances that greatly affect them.
Money, space, work, etc. Teachers Choice
What impact does the following line have on the character or the story?
"I'll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America."
Ruth uses hyperbole to show how far she will go for her family so that they move into the new house.
The title of the play is an example of this type of figurative language.
Allusion