this character is happy when mama tells the family she used some of the insurance money for a house
who is ruth
"i was lookin in the mirror and thinking about it... im thirty five years old, i been married eleven years and i got a boy who sleeps in the living room and all i got to give him is stories about how rich white people live"
who is walter
this act one word is defined as: the process of a minority group being abosrbed into the dominant culture
name the five major characters of the play
who are mama younger, walter lee younger, ruth younger, beneatha younger, and travis younger
mrs. johnson stops by the youngers apartment to wish them good luck.
what is false. mrs johnson stops by the youngers apartment to scare them about recent bombings against black families in local neighborhoods.
this character denies the existence of god and wants to become a doctor
who is beneatha
which character said the following quote: "no theres something come down between me and them that dont let us understand each other and i dont know what is. one done almost lost his mind thinking 'bout money all the time"
this word means to clear of wrong doing.
what is vindicate
the younger family is a poor family living on the poor side of this city called what?
what is southside chicago
when mama tells walter she used some of the money for a house walter accuses her of butchering his dreams.
waht is true
this character disagrees with the idea of finding ones african heritage
who is george murchinson
these characters are involved in the following converstation below: 1. were you born with it like that? 2. no of course not. 1. how then
who are asagai and beneatha
this word means to speak in a light or disrespectful manner
what is flippancy
the presence of what character influences walters decision at the end of act 3
mama's plant symbolizes her love of gardening.
what is false. mama' plant symbolizes her dream of owning a house with a garden. mamas plant also symbolizes her children and how they have grown up despite their poor living conditions.
who is mrs johnson
what character says the following quote: "i guess maybe i better go on and do what i started.... i guess i just didnt realize how bad things was with us.."
who is ruth
travis______ asked ruth for $0.50, but she didnt want to give it to him.
what is beseechingly.
the title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poem?
who is langston hughes
alaiyo, asagais nickname for beneatha means "one for whom books are not enough"
what is false, alaiyo means "one for whom bread is not enough"
this character is only able to make responsible decisions after he/she has lost everything
who is walter
what character said the following quote: "and at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people out there feel that people get along better take more of a common interest in the life of the community, when they share a common background"
who is mr lindner?
this vocabulary word best fills in the blank below: george murchinson found beneathas nigerian clothing to be ________
what is ludicrous
what is the reason that beneatha contemplates giving up on being a doctor?
what is walter gave away the remaining portion of the insurance money
the youngers decide to take lindner up on his offer and us the money to buy a house in a different neighborhood.
what is false. the younger family refuses lindners offer and moves into clybourne park anyways.