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
  • Nick: Bennie
  • around 20 years old
  • has a pitched sarcastic voice
  • Conflict with Walter and Travis
  • Conflict with mama about her boyfriend
  • Sleeps with mama in the bedroom 
  • She doesn't really make any contribution to the family
  • Personality
    • Stubborn
    • Lazy
    • Social
  • She is smart but crazy though
  • Conflict between her brother in Scene 1
  • Loves Science, Math, Reading
  • 3 important things
    • Mama
    • Boyfriend
    • Education
  • Biggest dream is to become a doctor
  • Smaller dreams
    • Med school
    • Looking for job
    • Apartment
  • She would use the money for med school

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