What is the setting of the play?
Why was Ruth upset when Walter gave Travis the money?
Who are Willy and Bobo?
Who is Beneatha?
Why was Mama getting a check for $10,000?
What does Mama want to do with the money?
What does Walter want to do with the money?
Why did Beneatha say she wouldn't marry George?
What happened to Ruth at the end of Act I scene 1?
What does Mama retrieve when she opens the window?
Why did Walter ask Ruth what was wrong with her?
Walter said, “Damn my eggs…damn all the eggs that ever was!”
Why?
What was Beneatha's attitude towards God?
How does the Younger family's apartment building create problems for the Younger family as they begin their day?
Walter and Ruth react differently when Travis asks for money for school. What are Walter and Ruth’s attitude about money?
How does Walter think that women should treat their men?
Why is Walter concerned about Beneatha’s plans for her future?
What does the quotation below from Act I reveal about Walter’s character? Think about what it says about the kind of person he is.
WALTER: “This morning, I was lookin’ in the mirror and thinking about it…I’m thirty-five years old; I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room – and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live.” (Pg. 34)
What does the quotation below from Act I reveal about Beneatha's character? Think about what it says about the kind of person she is.
BENEATHA: "Oh, I probably will ... but first I'm going to be a doctor, and George, for one, still thinks that's pretty funny. I couldn't be bothered with that. I am going to be a doctor and everybody around here better understand that!" (Pg. 50)
What does Mama’s plant represent? (Take a look at the bottom of pg. 52)
Provide a quote to prove your analysis correct.
In this section of the reading, Walter Lee is talking to Beneatha.
WALTER: “Who the hell told you to be a doctor? If you so crazy ‘bout messing ‘round with sick people-then go be a nurse like other women-or just get married and be quiet....” (38).
How does this interaction describe the role of men and women in this family?