A Raisin in the Sun  Act III

 

Act III   an hour later  p. 131-151    REVIEW VOCABULARY

 

Sense of doom as seen thru Walter & Beneatha narrative p.131

Visit from Asagai p. 131-7—moving symbol of progress &movement/reminds him of Africa

Beneatha—reason for being an MD p.132-33/being God

            Realists=see circles/defeatists

            Idealists=see a line/dreamers

  Asagai’s ideas/desire for Beneatha to return with him to Africa p.135-7

Beneatha confronts Walter  p.137-8 Walter=triumph of stupidity in the world

Mama’s defeat p.138-40

Walter intends to sell out  p.141-43  cheat the white man

            Mama’s reaction  p.143  dead inside

p. 143 Walter as a man???

            p.144   Walter breaks down

Mama p. 145  Time to love is when it’s the hardest.

 

Walter’s epiphany  p. 148—rejects Linder’s offer

    Mama’s reaction p. 151