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Mamma Mia Play Review

Noah Chi Ms. Guarino IB Lit & Perf  03/05/20 The play “Mamma Mia” by Catherine Johnson had projected many themes throughout the plot. It showed the relationships between certain characters, such as Dana and her daughter Sophie, as well as Dana and the three possible fathers of Sophie. It also showed the theme of forgiveness and trust, about how people come back after leaving and regretting their decisions. The plot is about a daughter who is going to get married while trying to figure out who her dad is so the wedding can be a family bondage as well. In the act of doing so, she tries to keep it hidden from her mother because she wants it to be a surprise, however her mother does not think the same way when she finds out that all the potential fathers are there at the same time. Towards the end, everyone is happy with the outcome and how every person in the play is closer to one another as a family, even with the daughter’s wedding being transformed into the mother’s w...

End of act ii notes

Act II scene ii notes Mrs Johnson visits Scares Younger family by telling them about a family who was bombed out of white neighborhood She thinks it will be the same for the Younger family Mama is angry Walter's boss tells Ruth Walter has not been to work for 3 days Walter exclaims he's been drinking all night for the past 3 days Says he is depressed Mama feels guilty Gives Walter the rest of the money ($6500) Walter feels a lot better after getting the money Tells Travis about his future plans with the remaining money Totally ignoring Mama's suggestions Act II scene iii notes Week later moving day Ruth wants to take a long bath in her own new bathroom Ruth is different in a good way Karl Lindner Clybourne part association Says he needs to talk to Younger family he says their presence would destroy the community All people living here are white and they are the only colored people They say they will offer more money than the house if they we...

Act II scene I notes

Beneatha wears clothes that Asagai bought for her ocomogosiay? Walter comes home drunk acts out the chant with Beneatha calls himself "Flaming Spear" Ruth questions everything that happened that night George (other bf) picks Beneatha up Beneatha cut off a lot of her hair Beneath and George argue over African heritage Walter talks to George about possible future business plans  George doesn't care Walter starts making fun of George because George didn't care George sees himself as superior over Walter George and Beneatha leave Ruth and Walter fight about wasting money They ease out of arguing but there is a big tension between them Mama comes home Says she used part of money for a house Ruth is happy Walter is mad because he wants to use the money for his business idea Mama says that the house is in a white neighborhood Whole family is scared Walter feels betrayed by family Makes Mama feeling guilty Mama feels worried once again

Other Group Presentation Notes

Mama Lena  65 years old sleeps with Beneatha in bedroom Helps the family as much as possible Caring, religious, and super strong Usually really calm 3 words to describe her Loving  Caring Religious Strong Desires Fights with Walter about the money She is the one that tells him that Ruth is pregnant Biggest dream is to have a big house worth living in Smaller dreams are Beneatha going to college, family stop arguing, wants Ruth and Walter to keep the baby She would use the 10K for her family and to save for a bigger house Walter Father husband and sun 35 years old Nick : Walter Lee Looks like Kanye West a bit Works as a Schafer for white man Words  Loud Loving Busy Strict Wants to use the money to start up the liquor store Because his father passed away he feels like he has to put on the big shoes because he's now the man of the house 3 most important things Money children dream of running a liquor store Beneatha Nic...

Character Studies (Ruth Younger)

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Noah Chi, Loki Ma, Mia Troiano Ms. Guarino IB Lit & Perf SL 02/16/20 Google Doc Link https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pbNHCSducD1x1_fkMe21kfEz6SoKLeLICqg_YU4pl14/edit?usp=sharing 1. Name Ruth Younger 2. Any nicknames No Baby/Honey (Walter) 3. Age About 30 years old 4. Physical description African American women, at the beginning of the play is pregnant. 5. Description of how your character walks/moves She collapsed because she was pregnant, but since Walter did not seem to know it seems like she is walking normally. 6. Description of what your character's voice sounds like and how he/she talks Quiet but stern, knows what she is saying and gets to the point.  7. Include 5 images that help show us what your character looks like 8. Relationships/connections to other characters Married to Walter Is the daughter in law of Lena (Mama) Is the sister in law with Beneatha Already has a ten year old son named Tr...

Scene 2 Notes

All in a Saturday Waiting for insurance check Walter proceeds with plan with his friend Willy Beneatha trying to kill cockroaches Travis and Beneatha fight Phone call Beneatha invites person over Person on phone was Joseph Asagai Mama says she believes in relieving African Americans from their stresses Ruth is pregnant The reason to why she collapses Travis wants to kill a rat on the street Asagai comes over he likes Beneatha but she does not feel the same way Mailman brings check Mama does not give Walter the money for known reasons Walter complicates things with the family Walter finds out about baby Ruth wants to go through abortion Walter leaves Mother calls him a disgrace to the family

Anything I want?

1. A dream that I would love to fulfill over the next five years is to actually get through college so I do not have to make my parents stress about paying for school with the risk of me getting kicked out because of all the stupid things that I do. 2. A larger life dream that I would love to have is to possibly win the lottery so I can fulfill my parent's dreams of what they want, AKA my dad wanting an Audi R8, the car of his dreams, and my mom wanting to hop the world record for having the biggest closet in the world so she can put the infinite amount of clothes she has. 3. When a dream that I have has failed or has been deferred, I feel sad, but I know that life has to go on so I try to put it in the past and forget about it, but if it is a mistake learning from then I move on with a dream that is changed and edited by the previous one. 4. The character I was most like is Travis because I was that spoiled kid. I live in New York so I know what spoiled felt like. However I ...