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45 Cards in this Set
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Mama (Lena Younger)
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religious, and strong woman who loves her family |
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Walter Lee Younger, Junior |
owning a business and is frustrated by his lack of opportunity and is annoyed when his family refuses to listen to his grandiose plans |
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Beneatha (Bennie) |
insensitive to her family |
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Ruth Younger |
- Walter's loving and faithful wife who wants the best for her family; appears worn down by life |
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Travis Younger |
family's hope for the future |
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Joseph Asagai |
- Beneatha's boyfriend from Nigeria; wants to marry Beneatha |
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George Murchison |
- wealthy, superficial snob, and occasionally dates Beneatha |
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Bobo |
partner in the liquor business |
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Mrs. Johnson |
- neighbor who annoys the Younger family |
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Mr. Linder |
Improvement Association |
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Setting of Raisin in the Son |
- Chicago; Southside
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Time Period of Raisin in the Sun
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- 1945-55; after the Civil War
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What was the play based on
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Mama's dreams |
- wants a house so that she can build a garden |
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Bennie's dreams |
- wants to become a doctor |
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Ruth's dreams |
easier lifestyle |
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Walter Lee's dreams |
- wants to own a liquor business |
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Character |
- people, sometimes animals or other beings who take part in the action of a story/novel; characteristics include static, dynamic, heroes, villains and foils |
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Allusion |
- an indirect reference to a person, place, event or literacy work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar with |
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Setting |
- time and place in which the action occurs |
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Exposition |
information necessary to understand characters and their actions |
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Plot |
- storyline; the plan, scheme, or main story |
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Conflict |
- struggle between opposing forces; basis of the story's plot |
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Theme |
- underlying message that a writer wants the reader to understand |
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Dialogue |
- conversation between two or more characters |
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Monologue |
- the speech of a character who is alone on stage, voicing their thoughts |
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Futile |
- hopeless; incapable of producing any results |
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Beseech |
- to beg; to implore urgently |
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Furtive |
- secretive |
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Permeated |
- spread throughout |
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Conspicuous |
- easily seen or noticed; readily visible
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Deferred
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- postponed or delayed |
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Unobtrusive |
- nonagressive |
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Doggedly |
- persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious |
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Ludicrous
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- amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
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Oppressive |
- harsh; unreasonably burdensome or severe |
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Retrogression |
- decline, degeneration |
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Reverie |
- daydream |
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Incredulous |
- lack of belief |
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Resigned |
- submission, to give up |
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Raunchy |
- obscene; slovenly, dirty |
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Saucy |
- rude, amusingly forward |
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Coquettishly |
- flirtingly |
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Facetious |
- jesting often inappropriately |
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Assimilated |
- merging of racial or cultural groups |