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Did you find this play engaging or interesting? Why or why not? What makes
it specifically an urban play? A "minority" play? In what ways does it
transcend these categories?
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Describe the relationship of Mama (Lena) with her daughter, Beneatha, and
with her son, Walter. What expectations does she have for the future of
each? Why?
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Give two explanations for the primary conflicts of the play. What precipitates
the various arguments and battles the characters wage with one another?
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Explain the roles of Joseph Asagai and George Murchison. Does either have
any thematic significance? Explain.
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Identify and discuss a major theme of the play. Support your ideas with
references to specific events and speeches.
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Name two important stage props and comment on their role in the play. Discuss
whether either or both may be symbolic, and why.
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Select a scene you find compelling and describe how to stage it.
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Are you satisfied with the play's ending? Why or why not? How do you envision
the future of the family, particularly of Ruth and Walter and of Beneatha?
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Some readers consider this play a modern American classic. What do you
think may have led them to such an assessment?
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How is Hansberry's play a comment on the Langston Hughes poem that she
uses as her epigraph?
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