A Raisin In The Sun Character Analysis
“A Raisin in the Sun,” Lorraine Hansberry, October 1994, 1950s
Ruth Younger: Walter’s wife and Travis’ mother Walter Lee Younger: Dreamer, wants to be rich, and makes plans with friends to become wealthy Lena Younger: Walter and Beneatha’s mother. religious, moral, and maternal Beneatha Younger: Lena’s daughter and Walter’s sister. Attends college and dreams of becoming a doctor Travis Younger: Walter and Ruth’s son Joseph Asagai: From Nigeria, proud of his heritage, and in love with Beneatha
The Apartment: cramped, kitchen the size of a closet, and the living room is used as Travis’ room and dining room. This apartment is too small in general, but with five people living there it is like living in a closet. This proves to be the reason why Walter wants to risk his money for a business. He is motivated on a day to day basis to live a bigger, comfortable life style. Southside Chicago: a neighborhood predominantly for poor African Americans in the 1950s. This may have impacted the family …show more content…
However, they do not listen, but through hardships they learn the hard way to support each other and unite they can make the family’s dream come true. The family home: the apartment is very small and makes the five of them under the roof feel cramped and over whelmed with each other and their problems. Playing a consting reminder that they live in a bad neighborhood with the poor families. However, at the end, Ruth got the home she wanted for her family. Karl Linder: A burden on the Younger family and a reminder to the family that they did not belong there. He racially discriminated them in their own home, and offered them money to leave. The younger family has been through enough and united as one to stop him from harassing them. They did not leave because of him, instead they stayed in Lena’s dream
Ruth Younger: Walter’s wife and Travis’ mother Walter Lee Younger: Dreamer, wants to be rich, and makes plans with friends to become wealthy Lena Younger: Walter and Beneatha’s mother. religious, moral, and maternal Beneatha Younger: Lena’s daughter and Walter’s sister. Attends college and dreams of becoming a doctor Travis Younger: Walter and Ruth’s son Joseph Asagai: From Nigeria, proud of his heritage, and in love with Beneatha
The Apartment: cramped, kitchen the size of a closet, and the living room is used as Travis’ room and dining room. This apartment is too small in general, but with five people living there it is like living in a closet. This proves to be the reason why Walter wants to risk his money for a business. He is motivated on a day to day basis to live a bigger, comfortable life style. Southside Chicago: a neighborhood predominantly for poor African Americans in the 1950s. This may have impacted the family …show more content…
However, they do not listen, but through hardships they learn the hard way to support each other and unite they can make the family’s dream come true. The family home: the apartment is very small and makes the five of them under the roof feel cramped and over whelmed with each other and their problems. Playing a consting reminder that they live in a bad neighborhood with the poor families. However, at the end, Ruth got the home she wanted for her family. Karl Linder: A burden on the Younger family and a reminder to the family that they did not belong there. He racially discriminated them in their own home, and offered them money to leave. The younger family has been through enough and united as one to stop him from harassing them. They did not leave because of him, instead they stayed in Lena’s dream