Mama
People need love most when they are down
Walter
A women should support her man's dreams
00:23
01:13
Ruth
Mama should not
... [Show More] interfere with travis' upbringing
Asagai
the loss of the money is a small defeat
beneatha
healing people is the highest human attainment
george
the only purpose in going to college is to get a degree
Karl lindner
white people have a tight to live in a segregated neighborhood.
travis
ladies in gardening magazines always wear this kind of hat
the furniture in the younger's apartment is
arranged with taste and pride
because the apartment is small travis sleeps
in the living room
ruth is disappointed because her
life has not been what she expected
ruth wants walter to quit thinking about his dream because she believes
it is an unrealistic dream
00:32
01:13
walter says black men fail in life because their
women have small minds
beneatha tells walter that she
dissected something in biology class that looked just like him
Mama thinks the best way to use her money is to
help beneatha with school and buy a house
mama says her children are like her plant because they
have spirit
when ruth learns she is pregnant she is
depressed
Asagai thinks beneatha should wear her hair
natural
asagai gives beneatha a nickname that means
one for whom bread is not enough
When mama first holds the check in her hand she tells ruth to put it away because she
says it reminds her of Walter Sr.
Mama tells walter that in her time people worried about
staying alive
mama wants walter to
prevent ruth from getting an abortion
walter joins Beneatha in the African tribal dance because he
gets caught up in the spirit of it
a person willing to give up his or her own culture to fit in with the dominant culture is
an assimilationist
mama puts a down payment on the house that is where
a white neighborhood
Ruth receives mama's news with
joy
Walter receives Mama's news with
despair
Beneatha tells Mama that george is a
fool
instead of going to work walter has been
driving around aimlessly
Mama gives walter $6,500 to
show her trust in him [Show Less]