The drama “A Raisin in the Sun” illustrates a variety of different characters all in which consume immense personalities. Out of all the characters, Mrs. Younger stood out the most. Her family called her “mama.” She was once married to Mr. Younger who had passed away at the beginning of the play. The couple had two children, a son and a daughter. Their son’s name was Walter Lee who married Ruth. Beneatha was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Younger and she was not married but had a boyfriend. Mrs. Younger had a grandson named Travis whom Ruth gave birth to. The whole family lived together in a small apartment on the South Side of Chicago. Mr. Younger left the family his insurance policy check of 10,000 dollars and each member of the family had
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Younger portrayed the most wise character in the play. She made the most wise, ethical and logical decisions. Her first decision was made in response to the monies her husband had left her family. The second decision she made was love. Instead of getting angry and isolating herself from her family because all of their ideas were selfish, she chose to love them and seek unity. One symbol associated with Mrs. Younger’s wise being was her clean house. She believed that her house should stay clean, tidy and polished at all times. At the beginning of the play, the narrator explained how the living room was not very comfortable because all the furniture was too old, and also how there was too much of the furniture there which caused it to be crowded. Mrs. Younger thought otherwise, she had put so much time, love and effort into her family’s home. That was where they made all of their memories, and was also one of the last places she spent time with her husband. Mrs. Younger believed in her home, “Still, we can see that at some time, a time probably no longer remembered by the family (except perhaps for Mama), the furnishings of this room were actually selected with care and love and even hope—and brought to this apartment and arranged with taste and pride” (Hansberry). The text proves how Mrs. Younger felt about her family’s apartment. She felt that it was very important to keep a clean, neat home. In act one, scene one, the drama presented Mrs. Younger’s eagerness to maintain a clean
Younger portrayed the most wise character in the play. She made the most wise, ethical and logical decisions. Her first decision was made in response to the monies her husband had left her family. The second decision she made was love. Instead of getting angry and isolating herself from her family because all of their ideas were selfish, she chose to love them and seek unity. One symbol associated with Mrs. Younger’s wise being was her clean house. She believed that her house should stay clean, tidy and polished at all times. At the beginning of the play, the narrator explained how the living room was not very comfortable because all the furniture was too old, and also how there was too much of the furniture there which caused it to be crowded. Mrs. Younger thought otherwise, she had put so much time, love and effort into her family’s home. That was where they made all of their memories, and was also one of the last places she spent time with her husband. Mrs. Younger believed in her home, “Still, we can see that at some time, a time probably no longer remembered by the family (except perhaps for Mama), the furnishings of this room were actually selected with care and love and even hope—and brought to this apartment and arranged with taste and pride” (Hansberry). The text proves how Mrs. Younger felt about her family’s apartment. She felt that it was very important to keep a clean, neat home. In act one, scene one, the drama presented Mrs. Younger’s eagerness to maintain a clean