1. A Raisin in the Sun Character List

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Mrs. Johnson  Neighbor of the Younger's

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

11. Bobo  An associate of Walter

12. Setting  Chicago’s Southside  Sometime between 1945-1958  In general, white families and African American families lived in segregated communities