Vocabulary
Lacking distinction; unexceptional.
What is Undistinguished?
"There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing."
Who is Mama?
Walter’s plan for the money.
What is buy a liquor store?
Walter says this, making Mama feel guilty
What is that she ruined his dream?
Beneatha questions this career choice.
What is to be a doctor?
A statement or assertion that expresses a judgment or opinion.
What is a Proposition?
"You wouldn’t understand yet, son, but your daddy’s gonna make a transaction . . . a business transaction that’s going to change our lives. . . ."
Who is Walter?
Mama’s plan for the money.
What is move to a house with a lawn for Travis to play?
Walter calls himself this while standing on the table.
What is Flaming Spear?
Asagai asks Beneatha to return here with him.
Where is Africa?
Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
What is Futile?
"We don’t want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we will try to be good neighbors. And that’s all we got to say about that. We don’t want your money."
Who is Walter?
What sparked the conversation about the extent of God’s providence?
What is Beneatha using the lord’s name in vain?
Mama feels the need to buy a house for this reason.
What is to hold the family together?
Mama declares this about Walter.
What is that he has died inside?
Unjustly inflicting hardship and constraint, especially on a minority or other subordinate group.
What is Oppressive?
"Oh-So now it’s life. Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life-now it’s money. I guess the world really do change . . ."
Who is Mama?
What does Ruth want Walter to have that she cannot give him?
What is happiness and confidence?
Beneatha shouts this phrase while doing a tribal dance.
What is OCOMOGOSIAY?
Everyone has too much pride to not live somewhere for this reason.
What is their race?
In a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization.
What is Haphazardly?
"Then isn’t there something wrong in a house—in a world—where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the death of a man?"
Who is Asagai?
Travis sleeps here in the house.
Where is the couch in the living room?
Beneatha did this to her hair leaving everyone surprised.
What is cut most of it off?
Mama thinks Walter has become a man for this reason.
What is Walter standing up to Mr. Lindner?