A Raisin in the Sun
Aristotle’s 6 Elements
Plot: This is what happens in the play. Plot refers to
the action; the basic storyline of the play.
Theme: The meaning of the play. Theme is the main
idea or lesson to be learned from the play.
Characters: The people portrayed by the actors in the
play. It is the characters who move the action, or plot,
of the play forward.
Dialogue: The words written by the playwright and spoken
by the characters. The dialogue helps move the action of
the play along.
Rhythm: Rhythm of the actor’s voices as they speak.
Spectacle: The visual elements of a play: sets, costumes,
special effects, etc. Spectacle is everything that the
audience sees as they watch the play.
Lorraine Hansberry
Fun Facts
o Born May 19, 1930
o Chicago, Illinois
o Hansberry v. Lee
o University of Wisconsin
o New School for Social Research
o Freedom, The Ladder
o Civil Rights Movement
o Robert Nemiroff
o Critic’s Circle Award
o Died January 12, 1965
Jeopardy
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FINAL JEOPARDY!!!!
She buys a house with her husbands
insurance money.
Mama
The Youngers are awakened to the
dreams, needs, and ideas of each
other
Alarm Clock
Why does Walter get upset with Ruth
at the beginning of the play?
She doesn’t support his dreams.
Man say to his woman: I got me a
dream. His woman say: Eat your eggs.
Walter
Who wrote A Raisin in the Sun?
Lorraine Hansberry
His dream is to open a liquor store.
Walter
He wants to be a bus driver when he
grows up.
Travis
He makes fun of Beneatha’s native
African dress.
George
The neighbor, she tells them of families
being bombed out of their houses.
Mrs. Johnson
She is not satisfied with what she has;
she wants more from life.
‘Alaiyo’
Beneatha
Although close, none of the families
dreams dried up.
A Raisin in the Sun
The start of a new beginning, where
the youngers can grow.
Mama’s plant
The family does not back down from
challenges.
Younger
He finally came into his manhood
today, didn’t he?
Mama
Baby, don’t nothing happen for you in
this world ‘less you pay somebody off.
Walter
Here I am a giant-surrounded by ants!
Ants who can’t even understand what
it is the giant is talking about.
Walter
You done wrote his epitaph too– like
the rest of the world.
Mama
What do all the Youngers have in
common?
They all want to escape their life in the
apartment.
Why does Mr. Linder visit the
Youngers?
To convince them to sell the house
back and to not move to Clybourne
Park.
Towards the end of the play, why does
Asagai get angry at Beneatha?
She’s upset about losing the insurance
money.
What is the theme of A Raisin in the
Sun?
One must never give up on one’s
dreams.
Where did the title A Raisin in the Sun
come from?
Langston Hughes’ poem ‘Harlem’
Is this play
a) realistic
b) unrealistic
c) comedic
d) romantic
a) realistic
Why does Beneatha dislike George
Murchison? Why does Walter dislike
him?
He is shallow; he is educated and
comes from money.
What is an assimilationist?
A person who adapts to fit the culture
of another group.
Why does George Murchison call
Walter ‘Prometheus’?
To make fun of Walter’s education.