1950's & Langston Hughes
What major movement was happening in the United States in the 1950s-1960s?
The Civil Right's Movememt
A Raisin in the Sun is a....
Play
In the first argument we see between Ruth and Walter, Ruth complains that Walter is not eating his...
eggs
a form of literature meant to be performed for an audience on stage by actors
Drama
What is Benatha's nickname and what does it mean?
Alaiyo and It means “One for Whom Bread-food-is not enough"
What are the two poems that Langston Hughes is known for writing?
I, too & Harlem
What is the name of the family?
YOUNGER
Ruth and Travis argue because Travis
needs 50 cents for school
the author, one who writes plays
playwright
Why is Mama sad when she receives the check?
She is thinking about her husband and how the money is all that is left of him
_______ is the action of separating people, historically on the basis of race and/or gender
segregation
The Younger's apartment is best described as...
run down/old but clean and orderly
Walter believes that black women, like his wife Ruth...
are the reason very few black men succeed
the written text of a play, movie, or broadcast
script
_____________ ____________ and __________and other minority groups contributed significantly during World War II
Black Americans and Women
Approximately ________ _________ black people moved from the American South for Northern, Midwestern and Western states in the Great Migration
6 Million
When and where does the play take place?
1950s Chicago
Contrast Mama and Beneatha's view on Religion
Mama believes Religion is the most important thing. She thinks God is responsible for all good things.
Beneatha thinks God gets credit for all the things humans accomplish through their hard work
often printed in italics and enclosed in parentheses
stage directions
In 1950, ____________ ___________ people–or 2% of the US population lived in Chicago
3.6 Million
Why did people migrate out of the south during the Great Migration?
To escape racial violence, pursue economic and educational opportunities, and obtain freedom from the oppression of Jim Crow.
Explain how each of the following characters is related to Mama:
Travis, Beneatha, Walter Lee, Big Walter, Ruth
Travis is Mama's Grandson
Beneatha is Mama's daughter
Walter Lee is Mama's son
Big Walter was Mama's husband
Ruth is Mama's daughter-in-law
What do the following characters want to do with the money?
Mama, Ruth, Walter, Beneatha
Mama wants to buy a house and save money for Beneatha's school
Ruth & Beneatha want Mama to spend it
Walter wants to invest in a liquor store
explain the difference between Monologue and Dialogue
Monologue: an extended speech by one character
Dialogue: the lines that the actors/characters say
________ ie “Black Metropolis” was the center for Black migrants to Chicago
Bronzeville