Who said it?
“This morning, I was lookin’ in the mirror and thinking about it…I’m thirty-five years old; I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room – (Very, very quietly) –and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live” (pg. 19).
Walter
Which character is most concerned with money and material wealth?
Walter Lee
What is arriving in the mail?
The father's (Big Walter's) life insurance check
“Eat your eggs” (pg. 19)
Ruth
How old are Walter and Beneatha?
35 and 20
What is Walter's dream?
To own a liquor store.
“I dissected something that looked just like you yesterday” (pg. 21)
Beneatha
This character was once very pretty, but life has dragged her down.
Ruth
What is the setting (time and place) of the play?
Chicago (southside), 1950s
“Could I maybe go carry some groceries in front of the supermarket for a little while after school then?” (pg. 14)
Travis
What does Walter think of his job?
It is leading him nowhere.
Why doesn't Beneatha like George Murchison?
He is too shallow/snobby
“Now—you say after me, in my mother’s house there is still God” (pg. 36)
Mama
What do both Ruth and Mama do for employment?
Domestic work
Describe 1 conflict in the play.
Various