Characters
This character has the desire to become a doctor
Who is Beneatha (Bennie) Younger
The time period this play takes place in
What is the 1950's
Definition of a symbol
What is an object, character, thing, etc. that represent abstract ideas or concepts
The title of the poem this play is based on
"Harlem (A Dream Deferred)"
FOR ALL GROUPS! Write a simile about what happens to a dream deferred. You have 3 minutes.
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I can see the future stretched out in front of me - just plain as day. The future, Mama. Hanging over there at the edge of my days. Just waiting for me - a big, looming blank space - full of nothing.
The speaker and significance of this quote is...
What is Walter's dissatisfaction with his job and place in life? (several answers acceptable)
The setting of the play (be specific!)
What is an apartment in Chicago
This object symbolizes hope and a chance for success, but so far has been causing arguments between the Youngers
What is insurance payment (the check)
Why the Younger's are receiving a $10,000 check in the mail
What is Big Walter's death
Walter's two "friends" who want him to join them in buying a liquor store
Who are Willie and Bobo
This object (so far) symbolizes "assimilation" to the white culture
What is Beneatha's hair
The main conflict between the Youngers
What is what to do with the money/check
This character has the desire to live the American Dream by being wealthy and well-off
Who is Walter Younger
The message Walter is conveying when he says to Ruth, “You tired, ain’t you? Tired of everything. Me, the boy, the way we live – this beat-up hole – everything.”
What is that the family is exasperated of living in poverty
This object symbolizes Mama's unending care for the Younger family and her dream
What is Mama's plant
What causes Mama to abruptly leave at the end of Act 1
What is Walter does not try to convince Ruth not to have an abortion
The reader still does not know the dream of this character
Who is Travis and (possibly) Ruth Younger
Why Asagai thinks Beneatha is interested in him
What is he gives her insight into her identity and culture of origin
This phrase symbolizes the acceptance of adversity and a character's belief that he is being kept from his dreams
What is "eat your eggs"
What the death of one of Mama's children foreshadows
What is Ruth's plans to have an abortion