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A list of all the characters in A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun characters include: Walter Younger, Mama, Beneatha Younger, Joseph Asagai, Ruth Younger, George Murchison, Mr. Karl Lindner.
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The main characters in A Raisin in the Sun are Lena Younger, Walter Younger, Beneatha Younger, Ruth Younger, and Travis Younger. Lena Younger is the matriarch of the Younger family. With...
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Study Guide for A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun study guide contains a biography of Lorraine Hansberry, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. About A Raisin in the Sun; A Raisin in the Sun Summary; Character List; Glossary; Themes; Read the Study Guide for A Raisin in the Sun…
Plot. Walter and Ruth Younger, and their son Travis, along with Walter's mother Lena (Mama) and younger sister Beneatha, live in poverty in a run-down two-bedroom apartment on Chicago's South Side. Walter is barely making a living as a limousine driver. Though Ruth is content with their lot, Walter desperately wishes to become wealthy.
- Lorraine Hansberry
- March 11, 1959
Characters – A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. The Younger Family: Lena/Mama: She is Walter Lee and Beneatha’s mother. She is Travis’s grandmother. Her job is cooking and cleaning in other people’s houses. Big Walter: Lena’s husband and Walter Lee and Beneatha’s father. He died a few months before the story begins. He worked as a laborer.
