A Raisin in the Sun  Act I

 

Act I    Scene I  Friday morning  p. 23-53   REVIEW VOCABULARY

            Intro characters & dreams p. 23-39

   The Younger Family

            Ruth  p. 24/ Dream----to improve her life, esp with Walter---house

            Travis  p. 25

            Walter  p. 25/ Dream---to own & run a liquor store

            Beneatha  p. 35/ Dream---to attend medical school

            Mama (Lena Younger) p.39/ Dream---to buy a house to improve her family’s life

Read descriptions and display pictures

 

Conflict b/w Ruth & Walter  p.31-35

Beneatha—feminist/MD/search for identity as African

            Flitting/George Murchison

            Bennie on God p.51

            Mama’s reaction p. 51

Walter’s resentment toward his sister  p. 38/ p. 35-39

Mama & Ruth’s conversation about marriage—p.39-46  ***p. 42

            p. 45-5 IP quote on dreams

Mama on children p.52-3  Why does this frighten her??

            Compares to plant p.52

            Plant & Mama both symbolize survival & strength/survives even with nothing

Ruth faints---Why???

 

Act I  Scene ii   Saturday morning/Money arrives   p.54-75  REVIEW                                                                                                                                 VOCABULARY

 

Cleaning day  p.54

Beneatha on Joseph Asagai—Nigerian—intellectual  p.56-7

Ruth-pregnant—considering abortion  p. 57060

Asagai’s visit/accuses Bennie of being an assimilationist—definition-one who conforms

            Present??? P.60-66

Insurance check for $10,000 arrives—Where did the money come from?

Walter presents dream to Mama—is refused  p. 70-71

            Walter’s plea to mama p. 73-4

                        Life is money

               Mama-life is freedom

Mama’s disappointment p.74-5

            Why is Mama disappointed in Walter???