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 Forlornly - (adv) sadly, hopelessly

Dejection (n) sadness caused by failure,

loss, or disappointment

Hysteria (n) a state in which your

emotions (such as fear) are so strong that
Lets you behave in an uncontrolled
way
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Hovering (v) staying very close to a
person

Clamps (v) hold or press something


There is always something left to
love.
And if you aint learned that, you
aint learned anything.
Mama Lena from A Raisin in the Sun, by Lorraine Hansberry
a Raisin the Sun
in
Complete the matrix

Character Greatest Dream Problems/Issues Solutions

About the
playwright
 Childhood
--born on May 19, 1930
--the youngest among the four children
--enjoyed a comfortable middle class existence
--lived in South Side Chicago and grew up knowing
some of the greatest African Americans of her time,
like Langston Hughes, Duke Ellington, Joe Lewis
Turning point
In 1938, Hansberrys father, Carl, challenged the
segregated housing pattern in Chicago when he
purchased a house in an all-white neighborhood.
The family was threatened by a white mob and
forced to leave by a court order.
Death
In 1965, Lorraine Hansberry died an early death
from pancreatic cancer.
She left behind 3 unfinished plays and an
unfinished semi-autobiographical novel.
About the play
a Play about Negroes
The foremother of the modern African-
American Drama.
The play has been translated into over 30
languages.
A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway on
March 11, 1959.
a Play about Negroes
It shed more light on the civil rights movement.
The play won the New York Drama Critics
Award that year, a first for any African
American.
A Raisin in the Sun
ACT I ACT II ACT III

SCENE SCENE
1 1
SCENE SCENE
2 2
SCENE
3
Major
character
s
 Lena Younger (Mama)

A recent widow, and

years of hard work are
catching up with her.
She is religious,
compassionate, and
strong-willed. She
worries about her
family and wrestles
with decisions about
insurance money.
 Walter lee Younger

Lenas thirty-five-
year-old son, works
as a chauffeur but
dreams of owning
his own business.
He neglects his
marriage, drinks to
excess and betrays
his mother.
 Ruth younger

Walters wife and the

mother of their son,
Travis She is desperate
to see her family in a
home of their own. Ruth
is torn between her
disgust with Walters
present behavior and her
love for the man he once
was.
Beneatha Younger

Mamas college-age
daughter, dreams of
becoming a doctor
but pursues other
interests as well.
She is attracted to
both George
Murchison and
Joseph Asagai.
 Travis younger

10 year old son of Ruth and Walter who plays the

adults against each other.
Minor
Characters
 George versus Joseph

George Joseph Asagai-

Murchison- A politically active
College student and college student
the son of a wealthy from Nigeria.
businessman which
separates him from the
Youngers.
 Mrs. Johnson

Neighbor who tells family what will happen if they move

into a white neighborhood.
 Karl lindner

Spokesman for the white neighborhood who

provides a business proposal for the Youngers.
 Bobo and willy
friends of Walter
 Each group will compose a one-
act play about Family
Orientation. The play must
show a clear conflict and theme
through the use of dialogues.
The one-act play will be written
Lets on a 1 whole sheet of paper.
Try!
thanks!
Any questions?
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