More than sibling rivalry, we have an external conflict over every choice either one of us makes.
Who are Walter and Beneatha?
100
I dream of people taking my dream seriously.
Who is Walter?
100
Beneatha chemically straightening her hair is an example of this.
What is assimilation?
100
This is what Mama's plant symbolizes.
What is her family and its dreams?
100
Walter and his pursuit of an unlikely dream is most similar to these protagonists.
Who are George and Lennie?
200
I have an internal conflict over whether or not to abort my baby.
Who is Ruth?
200
I dream of having a proper American housewife.
Who is George Murchinson?
200
Because Mrs. Johnson is this, she will probably never move out of the ghetto.
What is an agent of the status quo?
200
This quotation alludes to Judas and his betrayal of Jesus.
What is "30 pieces of silver and not a penny less."?
200
The Youngers are expected to live apart from the white community just like this guy.
Who is Crooks?
300
Because of traditional these, Beneatha will have trouble becoming a respected doctor.
What are gender roles?
300
We dream of a neighborhood in which everybody has similar backgrounds.
Who are the people of Clybourn Park.
300
These are the traditional beliefs that expect women to be homemakers and men to earn the money.
What are gender roles?
300
These are the 3 main parts of a literary element paragraph.
What is
1) TS (author & lit. element)
2) Define the literary element
3) Proof from the text
300
Benny ends up defining herself by Asagai's identity similarly to this tragic female.
Who is Curley's wife?
400
By definition, agents of change have a conflict with _____________.
What is society/the status quo?
400
I dream of having a "man" who supports me emotionally.
Who is Ruth.
400
This is the concept of an enemy who pretends to be a friend in order to get close before he or she attacks.
What is a wolf in sheep's clothing?
400
Hansberry has Ruth offer Walter this drink to reinforce the fact that he is acting like a baby.
What is milk?
400
It is difficult to earn an acceptable living as an African American in downtown Chicago similar to this kind of worker in this setting of Of Mice and Men.
What is a transient farmer in the Dust Bowl?
500
In Beneatha's internal conflict, George Murchinson represents this and Asagai represents this.
What is assimilation to American culture and return African culture?
500
I dream of having a son who acts like the "man" of the house.
Who is Mama?
500
Also the title of a Hughes poem, this term is the backbone of the play and is one of its tragic themes.
What is "A Dream Deferred."
500
This is how Hansberry shows Mrs. Johnson to be an agent of the status quo by way of comparison.
What is juxtaposition to Mama?
500
Mama and this man command respect by the way they carry themselves.