1. Ruth Makes Some Decisions In The Family - But Mama Will Have Ultimate Control Over The Distribution Of The Money From The Check.

2. Chicago's South Side - 1945-1959

3. He Calls Her Hair "Mutilated - " And He Questions Why She Wears It Like That. He Likes It To Be More Natural.

4. The Check Means A Chance At A Better Future. Everyone As Their Own Ideas About How The Money Should Be Spent. The Check Has The Potential To Save Them And Bring Them Together - Or It Could Tear Them Apart.

5. Experience Vs Youth

6. What Was Mama Referring To When She Tells Walter - "We Ain't Never Been That Dead Inside?"

7. They Are Telling Them That They Don't Want Them In The Neighborhood Because They Are African American

8. Apostrophe

9. Importance Of Family

10. Symbolism

11. Asagai Wants To Go To Africa - And Beneatha Is Ready To Give Up On Her Dream Of Becoming A Doctor. Asagai Wants To Help His Village - Which Consists Of Poor - Illiterate People He Wants To Make Their Lives Better Even If It Means Rebels Might Kill Him For His Civil Rights Efforts. He Scolds Bennie For The Fact That She Is Blaming Walter On The Loss Of Her Tuition. He Wants Her To Devise A Plan In Which She Can Find A Way To Put Herself Through School.

12. Ruth Thinks Walter's Plans Can't Take Care Of The Family - And She Wants To Play Is Safe With Their Money. Walter Thins A Big Financial Risk Could Pay Off In The End. Both Love Each Other - And They Want To Make Their Dreams Come True - But They Can't Seem To Agree On How To Make It Happen. Poverty Impacts Their Relationship; Most Of Their Problems Seem To Revolve Around Finances.

13. How Is Walter A Rainbow After The Rain

14. Eggs Represent The Value Of Practicality - And He Fact That Ruth Is Always To Walter To The Practical Thing. Walter Sees This Advice As Stifling To His Dreams

15. She Assumes That Bennie Is Pregnant Just Because She Is Going To Bed Early. She Also Says The Younger's Is Getting To Move Up A Little Higher Inferring That They Were Really Low Before. She Talks About Her Midnight Coffee - Assuming They'll Give It To Her. She Comments On How Ruth Is Showing Even Though She Just Got Pregnant And Pokes Her. She Implies That Bennie Is The Only One In The Family Who's Making Something Of Herself And That Walter's Only Positive Feature Is That He's Good-looking.

16. Walter Sr. Loved His Kids More Than Anything - And The Loss Of Baby Claude Nearly Killed Him. Walter - On The Other Hand - Doesn't Say Anything To Defend The Unborn Baby When Ruth Says She Is Considering An Abortion.

17. Yes - Because He Already Contributes Quite A Bit T The Family - And He Has To Provide For A Child. His Plans Could Essentially Make Them Even More Money.

18. She Doesn't Want To Move In The House. She Pretends To Move On With A False Sense Of Happiness. She Lets Go Of Her Dreams And Accepts What She Feels Society Has Done To Her.

19. Dream Put On Hold

20. You Better Stay Home From Work Today (Hansberry 42).

21. Situational Irony

22. She Says She Won't Marry George Because It's Shallow To Marry Someone Just For Wealth - And He's Not Really Her Type. She Says George's Family Wouldn't Like It Anyway. She Doesn't Seem To Really Like George That Much.

23. Things Were Troubling Before For The Youngers Financially - But Now They Might Be Even More Difficult With The Arrival Of One More Mouth To Feed.

24. Foreshadowing

25. Prometheus Gave A Gift To Mankind Whereas Walter Really Hasn't Done Anything For His Fellow Man - Despite His Big Plans.