A Raisin in the Sun characters
Walter Lee Younger is the main character of the play A Raisin in the Sun that is a large and well-developed life story of this person that is also known as “Brother.” As well as many other young individuals in America, the fellow is full of passion and ambitions to follow his dreams...
Beneatha Younger also known as "Bennie" is described by the author of the play as one of the smartest girls with a significant number of personal and career opportunities in the future. This character appears to be the most educated person in her family and, for that reason, she feels...
Lena Younger, also known as “Mama,” is one of the strongest and motivating characters of the play by Lorraine Hansberry. Despite the fact that the play tells a life story of Walter Lee Younger, Mama appears to be a person that has a significant influence on the development of the plot...
Ruth Younger is a new member of the family who accepts their rules and struggles to make friends with all of the Youngers. This is a tender and soft person who performs no aggressive behavior and is grateful for every new day of her challenging life. Despite the positive attitude to life, the...
Travis Younger is presented to the audience as a spoiled child who always gets what he wants with any price. Thus, in the very first episode of the play, he manages to force his father to give him some insufficient amount of money, even despite the fact that his mother refuses to do it because of...
Joseph Asagai is a minor character of the play A Raisin in the Sun who struggles to develop his relations with Beneatha. He always looks for her attention and makes everything possible to spent to spend some time with her. He is persistent enough to achieve his aim; nonetheless, his attention to...
George Murchison is the minor character of the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. He is presented to the audience as well educated and rich fellow who like to show off with his academic achievements. That is why he never misses a chance to make some literary allusion and perform his...
Mr. Karl Lindner is presented by the author as the manor character of the play. Lorraine Hansberry describes him as a person full of contradictions. For example, when he is shy and confused to arrive in the family household of the Youngers; nonetheless, later, this man says disrespectful things to...
Bobo is another minor character in the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. Despite the fact that this person is usually performed as a silly fellow, he appears to be a true and sincere friend that is capable of doing much more than people expect him to. Thus, when he comes to Walter in...
Willy Harris is a minor character in the play who is never met by the audience. The readers do not see him but know about him a lot of different facts. Usually, these facts, as well as other pieces of information, are presented by the other characters of the play, creating the general image of...
Mrs. Johnson who is also known as Wilhelmina Othella Johnson is the last minor character of the play to be discussed. This character plays an insufficient role and in included in the play for comic relief. The playwright describes her to be an angry and always unsatisfied neighbor who regularly...