1. When does Act III begin? What are Walter and Beneatha doing? When Asagai ar rives at the apartment‚ how does his mood contrast with Walter’s and Beneatha’s? 2. How has the loss of the money changed Beneatha’s optimism? What does she tell Asagai? What is Asagai’s response? 3. Throughout this scene‚ the stage directions say Walter is listening to Beneatha and Asagai talk. What is Walter’s reaction to their conversation? 4. How does Asagai define idealists and realists? Which group does he
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the sun? Or fester like a sore-And then run? Does it stink like rotten meat? Or crust and sugar over-like a syrupy sweet? Maybe it just sags like a heavy load. Or does it explode? PLOT OVERVIEW Negro family-Youngers Insurance check $10‚000 Matriarch-house Walter Lee- liquor store Beneatha-medical school‚ Africa Autobiography WHAT WAS GOING ON Rosa parks Civil rights movement DREAMS RESPRESENTED IN THE PLAY AND LATER ECHOED BY KING “I have a dream that my four children will one day
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Walter Lee Younger starts off as an ordinary character that throughout the length of the play transforms into a hero. Walter not only learns the importance of family values‚ self-respect and that money isn’t the only thing there is in life‚ but courage. The quote “money is the root of all evil” can describe this play very well. In the beginning of the book Walter would argue with anyone that money is the most important thing there is to life. He wants to use his mother’s check that her husband
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Hughes mentions that a dream can “crust and sugar over like a syrupy sweet”‚ implying that while deferring the dream hasn’t been all bad‚ it still creates a hardened shell that one must scrape at to get rid of. An example of this lies with Beneatha Younger in the movie A Raisin in the Sun. Beneatha’s dream is to become a doctor‚ but her father‚ Walter‚ wants her to marry rich. While marrying and living as a rich housewife would not be the end of the world‚ it’s far enough from her dream to scrape
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been n crystal stair. It has tacks in it‚ and splinters‚ and boards torn up” (mother to son by Langston Hughes) this quote really helps to give you insight into what is going on with the younger family. Each one of them has their own story‚ their own struggles‚ and their own setbacks. For their dreams‚ Beneatha dreams of being a doctor‚ but her dream gets put aside because Walter loses the money. What this poem is essentially saying is that things aren’t always easy‚ but no matter what you have o
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on a house in a white neighborhood. Beneatha is Mama’s youngest child. She aspires to become a doctor. Mama wants Beneatha to become what she wants so she decided to put aside some of the insurance money for Beneatha’s schooling. Beneatha struggles as a young independent woman who has yet to find her identity. She finds herself trying new hobbies and dating two very different men. During a conversation with one of those men‚ Asagai‚ Beneatha is forced by Asagai to realize that she is not
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You may prepare for the discussion with a partner; identify your planning partner at the top of your discussion notes. 1. What external factors hindered‚ or may have hindered‚ the Youngers’ achievement of their respective dreams? 2. How do faith and family help the Youngers to transcend external obstacles? 3. Who do you think is the head of the Younger family? Does this role change throughout the play? How and why? What signifies the switch? 4. What misconceptions does Walter have about being a businessman
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BENEATHA (Dropping to her knees) Well – I do – all right? – thank everybody! And forgive me for ever wanting to be anything at all! (Pursuing him on her knees across the floor) FORGIVE ME‚ FORGIVE ME‚ FORGIVE ME! (1.1.123) | Beneatha sarcastically apologizes for having dreams. To Walter‚ her dream seems kind of far-fetched. However‚ Beneatha is determined and she stands up to her brother for her right to want to become a doctor. Quote #2RUTH Mama‚ something is happening between Walter and me
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that specific dream rarely ever comes true. Throughout “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry‚ the theme is: Dreams may develop‚ transform‚ or be destroyed‚ without the dreamer having any control. Everybody in the Younger family had a dream and their dreams are reflected in each of the verses in “Harlem.” Lorraine Hansberry conveys the theme through character development throughout the play. Langston Hughes conveys the theme using descriptive smells and sights to describe
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Jimmy Wright Mrs. Dixon English 102 April 9‚ 2014 Anybody can be a Superman As humans‚ we tend to overlook certain things and assume there is an easy answer for them‚ such as the question “What is a hero?” While‚ at first glance‚ it seems like an easy question to answer‚ the answer is not that simple. Some might say Superman‚ some might say Batman‚ and some might even say Barney or Mom and Dad‚ but the reality of it is that even those answers do not expose the truth and the beauty of what it means
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