Setting
Where the youngest family member has to sleep.
What is the couch
The business Walter Lee Younger dreams of opening.
What is the liquor store
A character who can be described as resigned to the way things are and frustrated with the unfulfilled and selfish dreams of others.
Who is Ruth Younger
"Man say to his woman: I got me a dream. His woman say: Eat your eggs" (Act I, Scene I)
Who is Walter Lee Younger speaking to Ruth Younger
The room which provides "the sole natural light the family may enjoy in the course of a day..." (24).
What is the kitchen
The procedure Ruth Younger privately considers having done.
What is an abortion
A character who has white hair and is considered full-bodied and strong.
Who is Mama (Lena) Younger
A character who disrupts and judges the Younger family home.
Who is George Murchison OR Mrs. Johnson
"I am not an assimilationist!" (Act I, Scene II).
Who is Beneatha Younger speaking to Joseph Asagai
The area of Chicago where the Younger's apartment is located.
What is South Side Chicago
The amount of money Mama tells Walter to put into a savings account for Beneatha's medical schooling.
What is $3,000 dollars
A character described as sturdy and handsome.
Who is Travis Younger
A character who is proud of her life and family, and who has a lot of faith.
Who is Mama (Lena) Younger
"Seem like God didn't see fit to give the black man nothing but dreams--but He did give is children to make them dreams seem worthwhile" (Act I, Scene I).
Who is Mama (Lena) Younger speaking to Ruth Younger
Where the Younger family is moving to...
What is Clybourne Park
The name of the jazz bar Walter goes to after he has skipped work and driven around Chicago for two days.
What is The Green Hat
A character who wears a casual tweed sports jacket, soft slacks, and white buckskin shoes.
Who is George Murchison
A character described in the play as "a sophisticate" (61).
Who is Joseph Asagai?
"Sometimes it's like I can see the future stretched out in front of me--just plain as day...Hanging over there at the edge of my days" (Act I, Scene I).
Who is Walter Lee Younger speaking to Mama Younger