A Raisin in the sun mama

Myra Khan

11-14-2014

EN 102 –C6A/6C

Choose a character from the play, A Raisin in the Sun, and create a character map of sorts.  Describe this character and his/her significance in the play.  What do they dream of having?  Why did you choose to discuss this character?  What about their personality and presence in the play spoke to you as a reader?

Mama (also known as Lena Younger); is the mother of Walter and Beneatha, she lost her husband after losing her baby. Mama is a proud woman who knows how to carry herself; she is also a very religious person and has high morals. She loves her children and calls them her “harvest”. Her dream is using her husband’s insurance money to put a down payment on a house with a backyard so she could see her family and her move up in the world since that is her dream. I chose to discuss Mama, because she is an interesting character, who is a hard worker that tries to do as much as possible for her children even though they can’t see eye to eye with her. Especially when time comes around about the insurance money; she wants to use it to buy a house, but not for her but for her children since it has been her dream to see her family go up in the world. Mama’s personality did speak out to me because she is a really strong woman personality and religious wise. Even though Mama was denied a lot of things in her life and she lost her husband. Her faith kept increasing even though she went through so much, she stayed positive not only for herself but for her children as well. And her strong character was really amazing because for an old woman that is really hard; losing almost everything and still being positive.