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Raisin Vocab
Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Walter Lee Younger | Main Protagonist of the play |
| Beneatha "Bennie" Younger | Ruth's daughter and Walter's sister |
| Lena Younger ("Mama") | The matriarch of the family |
| Ruth Younger | Walter's wife and Travis's mother |
| Travis Younger | Water and Ruth's son |
| Joseph Asagai | Nigerian student who is in love with Beneatha |
| George Murchison | Wealthy African-American man who courts Beneatha |
| Mr. Lindner | Main antagonist of the play and the only white character. He wants the Youngers to leave the neighborhood. |
| Bobo | One of Walter's partners in the liquor store plan. |
| Audience | The people who watch a performance of a drama |
| Script | Written dialogue and stage directions that create the action of the play |
| Setting | Where and when the action of the play takes place; also, the arrangement of furniture and props on the stage. |
| Plot | What HAPPENS in the play |
| Character | Any person who appears in the play |
| Theme | The larger idea that the playwright wants the audience to learn; the "big idea" of the play |
| Lorraine Hansbury | Author of "A Raisin in the Sun" |
| Langston Hughes | Major poet of the Harlem Renaissance |
| Harlem Renaissance | An African-American cultural movement of the 1920s and 1930s, centered in Harlem, that celebrated black traditions, the black voice, and black ways of life. |
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