English Iii Final Exam Study Guide

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Mama (Lena Younger)

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- the matriarch of the play; proud, deeply

religious, and strong woman who loves her

family

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Walter Lee Younger, Junior

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- ambitious man and is dissatisfied with his job as a chauffeur; wants to prove himself by

owning a business and is frustrated by his lack of opportunity and is annoyed when his family refuses to listen to his grandiose plans

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Beneatha (Bennie)

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- Walter's 20 year old sister who attends college and wants to become a doctor; fiercely proud of her heritage and has feminist principles; is insulting to her brother and sometimes

insensitive to her family

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Ruth Younger

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- Walter's loving and faithful wife who wants the best for her family; appears worn down by life

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Travis Younger

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- Walter and Ruth's 10 year old son; sometimes indulged by Lena but still a nice kid; the

family's hope for the future

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Joseph Asagai

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- Beneatha's boyfriend from Nigeria; wants to marry Beneatha

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George Murchison

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- wealthy, superficial snob, and occasionally dates Beneatha

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Bobo

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- friend of Walter who hopes to become a

partner in the liquor business

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Mrs. Johnson

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- neighbor who annoys the Younger family

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Mr. Linder

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- representative from the Clybourne Park

Improvement Association

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Setting of Raisin in the Son

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- Chicago; Southside

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Time Period of Raisin in the Sun

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- 1945-55; after the Civil War

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What was the play based on

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-

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Mama's dreams

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- wants a house so that she can build a garden

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Bennie's dreams

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- wants to become a doctor

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Ruth's dreams

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- wants to live in a nicer home and have an

easier lifestyle

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Walter Lee's dreams

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- wants to own a liquor business

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Character

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- people, sometimes animals or other beings who take part in the action of a story/novel; characteristics include static, dynamic, heroes, villains and foils

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Allusion

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- an indirect reference to a person, place, event or literacy work with which the author believes the reader will be familiar with

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Setting

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- time and place in which the action occurs

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Exposition

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- part of a literary work that provides the

information necessary to understand characters and their actions

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Plot

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- storyline; the plan, scheme, or main story

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Conflict

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- struggle between opposing forces; basis of the story's plot

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Theme

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- underlying message that a writer wants the reader to understand

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Dialogue

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- conversation between two or more characters

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Monologue

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- the speech of a character who is alone on stage, voicing their thoughts

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Futile

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- hopeless; incapable of producing any results

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Beseech

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- to beg; to implore urgently

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Furtive

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- secretive

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Permeated

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- spread throughout

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Conspicuous

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- easily seen or noticed; readily visible

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Deferred

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- postponed or delayed

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Unobtrusive

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- nonagressive

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Doggedly

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- persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious

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Ludicrous

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- amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity

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Oppressive

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- harsh; unreasonably burdensome or severe

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Retrogression

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- decline, degeneration

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Reverie

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- daydream

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Incredulous

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- lack of belief

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Resigned

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- submission, to give up

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Raunchy

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- obscene; slovenly, dirty

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Saucy

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- rude, amusingly forward

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Coquettishly

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- flirtingly

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Facetious

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- jesting often inappropriately

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Assimilated

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- merging of racial or cultural groups