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Summary. The following morning, Saturday, is the day that the check is expected to arrive. Beneatha and Mama are busy doing weekend housecleaning when Ruth comes in, announcing sadly that she is pregnant. Mama is upset when she realizes that Ruth is contemplating an abortion. Joseph Asagai brings Beneatha a gift of African records and some ...
It is also called A Raisin in the Sun and is available from Afro-American Distributing Company. A cassette sound recording of the play is available from Harper Audio. It stars Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Claudia McNeil, Diana Sands, and Lloyd Richards. This cassette was produced in 1972.
The Youngers’ neighbor. Mrs. Johnson takes advantage of the Youngers’ hospitality and warns them about moving into a predominately white neighborhood. 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 ...
About A Raisin in the Sun. Hansberry's recognition of the close relationship between art and propaganda is the reason she chose the environment of the powerless as a backdrop for her work about American culture. Her objective was to be a spokesperson for those who, prior to Raisin, had no voice. The thought that anyone outside of the black ...
Mama is Walter and Beneatha’s sensitive mother and the head of the Younger household. She demands that members of her family respect themselves and take pride in their dreams. Mama requires that the apartment in which they live always be neat and polished. She stands up for her beliefs and provides perspective from an older generation.
During a time when African-Americans were portrayed in musicals as jovial resilient characters who were content with their status, A Raisin in the Sun emerged as the first drama written and produced by an African-American that challenged this myth of contentment. On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Vivian Hansberry had her captive audience.
Ruth Younger. Ruth joined the Younger family when she married Walter, and from the play’s opening moments it is clear that her day-to-day life in the Younger household has exhausted her utterly. Despite her pregnancy, Ruth does strenuous domestic work in white homes and plays a key part in keeping the entire Younger family functioning.
