... the money in a liquor store. His sister, Beneatha, wants to use the money to finish school, so she can pursue her life as a doctor. Mama would rather use the money to buy a home and leave their run down house in the ghetto. Their frustration is obtained from their dreams being deferred ... store: WALTER: You wouldn't understand yet, son, but your daddy's gonna make a transaction a business transaction that's going to change our lives That's how come one day when you 'bout seventeen years old I'll come home I'll pull the car up on the driveway just a plain black Chrysler, I think, with wh...

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... the individuals that jumped on the black power bandwagon with no real loyalty to its cause, and no real sense of what the struggle was all about. Mama is narrator throughout the entire story. She described herself as "a large, big-boned woman with rough, man-working hands" (121). Her description of herself ... is very proud nor is she embarrassed of who she is in physical stature nor her personality or character when she states: "I can work outside all day, breaking ice to get water for washing; I can eat pork liver cooked over the open fire minutes after it comes steaming from the hog...

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... murder of a fourteen year old black boy, Emmett Till, Moody recognizes that racial violence is happening all around her. She asks her mama about the murder but her mama told her that black folks do not have the right to talk about racial violence and that Moody must act like she does not know ... days later, Moody overheard Mrs. Burke and her company talking about an organization called the "NAACP" and she asked mama what it meant. Mama told her to never mention that word again but the next day at school, Moody asked her teacher, Mrs. Rice, what it meant and Mrs. Rice explained. Mrs. Ric...

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... murder of a fourteen year old black boy, Emmett Till, Moody recognizes that racial violence is happening all around her. She asks her mama about the murder but her mama told her that black folks do not have the right to talk about racial violence and that Moody must act like she does not know ... days later, Moody overheard Mrs. Burke and her company talking about an organization called the "NAACP" and she asked mama what it meant. Mama told her to never mention that word again but the next day at school, Moody asked her teacher, Mrs. Rice, what it meant and Mrs. Rice explained. Mrs. Ric...

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... scene, Beneatha made a point how she feels about a person on the inside. She felt others including Mama needed to understand that she looks beyond the surface of people. According to the text page 756, she explains to Mama: "Oh I just mean I couldn't ever be serious about George. He's-he's so shallow." Ruth replies ... proves her point about looking beyond the surface. Beneatha does not want to be in a relationship with George simply because he can support her. However Mama and Ruth have a difficult time understanding her point of view. If anyone could see where the Youngers came from it...

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"I cannot tell the truth about anything unless I confess being a student, growing and learning something new every day. The more I learn, the clearer my view of the world becomes." ~ Sonia Sanchez In Ms. Sanchez" first two collections of poetry, "Home Coming" (1969) ... poetry kept her alive during the difficult times following her grandmother's death. In Sanchez" "Under a Soprano Sky", she pays tribute to her grandmother in "Dear Mama." Sonia explains how she was active as a child and had standard scrapes on her knees and dirt on her hands (Voices from the Gaps). But when adults ... their s...

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• Has Bibliography
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... her own parents, as a surprise, and everyone embraces and smiles to each other. Dee lives up north, and does not have much contact with the rest of her family. One day she appears with her boyfriend, as a hippie, suddenly all concerned about her black heritage. Before even saying hi to her mother, she grabs a camera from the trunk, and quickly lines ... life as some strange existence, and her heritage becomes a meaningless fashion. In a way you can say she loses her identity in the search for her self. "Well I" say, "Dee" "No mama", she says, "not Dee, Wangero Leewanika Kemanjo" "what h...

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... ; She is forced to lie but she doesn't want to at all. She meets Tom and thinks he is nice and hardworking, so Mayella develops a crush on Tom gradually. One day, there are only Mayella and Tom at home so she hugs and kisses that black man---Tom Robinson. Mayella wails, "I don't know how he done it, but he done ... used a pair of scissors to kill his father, so they risk the danger to see Boo many times. Stephanie whispers carefully, "Well, I was standing in my yard one day when his mama come running out and yelling, 'He's killing us all.' Turned Out Boo was sitting in the living room cu...

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... her word in but is often ignored. Lena is Walter's mother and is very concerned about her family. She tries to keep things held together despite all of the happenings. Mama's husband had just recently died so times seemed to be even harder. They all live in a small apartment when living space is very confined. They all have dreams in which ... seem to hold back each other from obtaining them. Walter Lee Younger is an intense man in his middle thirties who works as a chauffeur, but his dream is to one day open up a liquor store. Walter has a very bad temper and tends to say things he doe...

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... home, to the town and the dentist's office, then to get a meal and meet a shop owner couple. Racism is the most major idea discussed in this story. When James and Mama board the bus there are signs directing the "white" and "colored" people where to sit. Another example is when the younger and older black men are arguing about whether things ... is black or for any other reason. The lighting in htis film was too bright. The setting is cold and wintry with an overcast sky. Instead, the film shows a sunny day with winds. It leads one to believe that this story is taking place in fall inst...

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• Grade Level: High School