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1 A Raisin in the Sun Modified by: Laura Parsons
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2 The Youngers are a poor African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago. poor African- American family The Youngers
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3 Mr. Younger died. diedMr. Younger
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4 Mrs. Younger received a life insurance check for $10,000. received a checkMrs. Younger
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5 They won’t be poor anymore because of the money. won’t be poorThe Youngers
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6 Lena’s children, Walter and Beneatha, each want to do different things with the money. Beneatha YoungerWalter Younger
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7 Walter is the oldest child of the family. the oldest childWalter Younger
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8 He is 35 years old and has a wife and a young son. is 35 years old 35 Walter Younger
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9 Walter wants to use the money to invest in a liquor store. Invest in liquor store Walter wants to use the money
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10 Beneatha is the younger child. younger childBeneatha Younger
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11 Beneatha is a college student and wants to use the money for medical school. Wants money for medical school Medical School Beneatha is in college
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12 Lena wants to buy a house for the family and pay for Beneatha’s medical school. wants to buy a houseLena
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13 Five people live in a tiny one- bedroom apartment. Tiny apartmentFive people
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14 Two families share one bathroom. One bathroomTwo families
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15 The building is old, dirty, and has roaches. very dirtyApartment building
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16 Walter’s wife, Ruth, finds out that she is pregnant with her second child. is pregnantWalter’s wife, Ruth
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17 Everyone has a positive attitude and they all still have hopes and dreams. and dreamsPositive attitudes
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18 In college, Beneatha thinks and learns a lot about many different cultures. Learns about many cultures Beneatha
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19 She is dating two different men. Two different menShe is dating
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20 One of the men that Beneatha is dating is George Murchison. He has a lot of money. Has a lot of moneyGeorge Murchison
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21 Asagai, her second boyfriend, is a college student who is from Nigeria. is from NigeriaAsagai
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22 Asagai teaches Beneatha more about her African heritage. …about her cultureAsagai teaches Beneatha…
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23 He gives her Nigerian robes and music and asks her to go to Nigeria to be a doctor. …and Nigerian musicHe gives her Nigerian robes…
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24 Walter Younger is an all- American man. All-AmericanWalter Younger
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25 He is a happy business man who wants to succeed and make more money for his family. He wants to be rich Walter is a business Man
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26 He wants a new job in an office so he can have a big house, a nice car, and pearls for his wife. Big house and nice car He wants a new office job
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27 He wants to live the middle- class lifestyle. …in the middle classWalter wants to live…
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28 Mama knows that Walter is trying to make a better life for his family. …Walter wants a better life Mama understands…
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29 She does not like the idea of Walter owning a liquor store. … is not goodWalter owning a liquor store…
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30 Mama puts some money down to buy a new house in a new neighborhood. New house for familyMama puts money down
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31 She gives the rest of the money to Walter. …to WalterMama gives money…
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32 She asks him to put some money aside for Beneatha’s medical school. Put money aside for Beneatha’s school Mama asks Walter
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33 Instead, Walter decides to invest all the money in the liquor store business. Into the liquor storeWalter invested all of the money
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34 He invests his money with two other men that he doesn’t know at all. To 2 men he didn’t knowHe gave money
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35 One of the men, Willy, runs away with all of the money. Took all of the moneyWilly
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36 Walter lost all of the money that his family was depending on. …all of the moneyWalter lost…
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37 Walter was very mad and upset! Walter was Upset!Walter was Mad!
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38 A man named Mr. Linder, from the white neighborhood, made Walter an offer. Made Walter an offerMr. Linder
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39 He would pay the Youngers extra money not to move into their neighborhood. …if they didn’t move into the neighborhood He will give money to the Youngers…
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40 Walter wants to make the deal to get money for his family. …to make the dealWalter wants…
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41 When Walter is about to make the deal, he sees his son watching him. His son is watchingWalter is making a deal
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42 At the last minute, Walter decides not to make the deal. Walter changes his mind At the last minute
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43 In the end, the Younger family decides to move. Decides to move anyway The Younger family
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44 They know the road ahead will be difficult for them. …will be difficultThe road ahead…
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45 They know they did the right thing. …they did the right thing They know…
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46 The End
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