DO NOW
Take out study guide packets and get a book. We will assign roles and get started on Act 1, scene 1.
2. Complete the first page of your study packet about the Younger family's dreams and how money will help them realize those dreams.
1.
When Walter comes into the living room, what thoughts are
on his mind? What does he
ask Ruth?
2. When is the check coming?
3. When Walter's son, Travis, comes out of the bathroom,
what does he ask?
4.
Walter and Ruth react differently when Travis asks for money for school. What
are Walter's and Ruth's attitudes
about money?
5.
Ruth tells Walter she doesn't want to know what he has been thinking about Why?
What has Walter been thinking about?
6. How does
Walter think women should treat their men?
7. How does Ruth react to Walter's desire for her support?
8.
Describe the immediate exchange of words between Walter and his sister, Beneatha, when she comes into the living room.
9.
What are Beneatha's hopes for her own future? Why
is Walter concerned about Beneatha's plans?
10.
What sacrifices does Walter say have been
made for Beneatha's sake? How does Beneatha react when she hears this? How does their conversation end?
11. Why does Walter return to the apartment? What does
he do?
12.
What does Mama retrieve when she opens the window? What is unique about this object?
13. In
conversations with Ruth and Beneatha in this scene.
Mama's values become more clear. How does Mama feel about money?
14.
What kind of man was Big Walter? Why does Mama claim he worked himself to death?
15.
How much does Mama value religion? How does she react to Beneatha's denial
of God?
16.
Mama compares her plant to her children. How are the plant and the children alike?
What does the plant symbolize to Mama?
17.
What does Mama ask Ruth to do at the end of this scene? What happens to Ruth?
Exit Pass
Would you sell something that you knew your family valued for money without asking them? explain.
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