Who did this?
Who is the most excited about the move when mama tells the family?
ruth
How did they get the 10,000 dollar check?
Sr. Walter life insurance money
Who are the five main characters?
travis, walter, benetha, ruth, mama
What is the american dream?
the ideal by which equality of opportunity is available to any American, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved.
the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Who denies the existence of god?
Benetha
What is an assimilationist?
* definitions vary
Where does the younger family live?
southside chicago
What is the great migration?
The movement of black southerners moving to the North for better opportunities
What does Bentha cutting her hair symbolize?
Shedding assimilationist tendencies
Who sleeps on the couch?
Travis
What is diction?
the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
What does Asagi call Benetha?
An assimilationist
How does the check change the youngers familys life?
They are able to move to clybourne park
What symbolize do we talk about for Mama?
The plant
Tells the family about the bombing in clybourne park
Ms. Johnson
How can you tell something is a stage direction?
italics and parentheses
The title of the play comes from a line in a poem written by which famous poet?
Langston Hughes
What is the purpose of stage directions?
instructions in a play for technical aspects of the production, such as lighting, sound, costume, scenery or props and, most importantly, the movement of actors onstage
What does the check symbolize for the younger family?
Answers vary
Who tries to pay off the family?
Mr. Linder
What is the theme of a raisin in the sun?
* answers vary
Which character is only able to make a responsible decision after she/he loses everything.
Walter
What is the theme of the poem Harlem?
* answers vary
What does Mama's plant symbolize?
* Answers vary