“A Raisin in the Sun”
Quote Sheet
“Seem like God didn’t see fit to give the black man nothing but
dreams—but He did give us children to make them dreams worth while”.
Speaker: Spoken to: ‘children’ refers to____________
“There simply is no blasted God—there is only man and it is he
who makes miracles!”
Speaker: Spoken to: What happens after this is said?
“You are disgrace to your
father’s memory”.
Speaker:
Spoken to:
“So that’s the peace & comfort you went out and bought for
us today!”
Speaker:
What was bought?
“Baby, how are you going to feel on the inside? You won’t have nothing left then…”
Speaker: ‘Baby’
refers to _____
“Got to admit they have
spirit—just like this little old plant..”
Speaker: ‘they’
refers to ____________
“…then go be a nurse like other women—or just get married and be
quiet…”
Speaker: Spoken to: Meaning:
“Assimilationism is so popular in your
country”.
Speaker:
Spoken to: Assimilationism means
“We was going backwards ‘stead of forwards---talking ‘bout
killing babies and wishing each other was
dead—“
Speaker: Spoken to:
“I’m telling you to be the head of this family from now on like
you supposed to be.”
Spoken to: By
saying this, Mama is displaying _________ in her. ______.
“That is not a man. That is nothing but a toothless rat.”
Speaker: ‘Man’ refers
to__________
“Mama, something is happening…I don’t know what it is—but he
needs something—something I can’t give him anymore”.
Speaker: ‘he’ refers
to____________
“When the world gets ugly enough—a woman will do anything for
her family. The part that’s already
living”.
Speaker: Spoken to:
‘woman” refers to ________
“Who’s fighting you? Who even cares about you?”
Speaker: Spoken to:
“There ain’t nothing
worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else—if it means—if it means it’s
going to destroy you”.
Speaker: Spoken
to: What does
the speaker do after saying the above quote?
“We don’t want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes,
and we will try to be good neighbors”.
Speaker: Spoken to: .
What has changed about the speaker.
Raisin Essay Questions
Be prepared to answer the following essay
questions for your test.
1.
Contrast George Murchison & Joseph Asaiga concerning what they believed was important in life.
2.
Explain Walter’s epiphany and how it affects
the families’ future.
3. Explain how Beneatha’s
nickname given to her by Joseph Asagai expresses her
search for identity.
(Include what her
nickname was and its translation.)
4. Contrast Beneatha’s
two suitors and how they represent two different attitudes toward their
heritage and/or life in general.
5. This play is about racial intolerance in
6. Explain the difference between the
article “Happy Women” and the play in reference to plot. (HINT: The 3 C’s)\
7. Explain Walter’s epiphany & how it effects the future of the entire family.
7. Explain how the poem by Langston Hughes
entitled “Dreams Deferred” applies to the play. (Give one specific example and support
it thoroughly.)
8. Explain how the importance of dreams is
developed in the play. (Use one specific example from the play & support it
thoroughly.)