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"Hansberry presents a picture of a tightly knit black family trying to get out of the cycle of poverty. The Younger family is going to receive an insurance payment of $10,000.00. They all have different ideas about how to spend it. Mama wants to use it to get a new house. Beneatha, her daughter, wants to use it for her education. Walter, her son, wants to use it to start a business--a liquor store. He gives the money to a friend who is supposed to invest it in the store, but the friend runs off. For awhile it seems that they will end up with nothing.
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Jack Goodstein, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Inside culture (main char)
- Black
Other aspects:
- story of the poor
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
If story of urban/rural...
- Big city life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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