A Raisin in the Sun Character List

Ruth Younger  A woman of about 30  Wife of Walter Lee  Domestic worker

Walter Younger  35 years old  A chauffeur  Ruth’s husband

Travis Younger  10 years old  Son of Ruth and Walter

Beneatha Younger  In her 20’s  Walter’s sister  Studying to be a doctor

Lena Younger (Mama)  Recent widow  Walter and Beneatha’s mother

Joseph Asagai  A student from Nigeria  Beneatha’s boyfriend

George Murchison  Young college student from a wealthy family  Suitor of Beneatha

Mrs. Johnson  Neighbor of the Younger's

Karl Lindner  Middle aged white man representing the Clybourne Park Improvement Association

Bobo  An associate of Walter

Setting  Chicago’s Southside  Sometime between  In general, white families and African American families lived in segregated communities