What motivates mama in a raisin in the sun?

Asked by: Tiffany Hines

In the play, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Mama is motivated to/by the chance to get her family a house. This is seen by the actions she takes to get to her goal, statements she makes towards her family members, and how she responds to her family when they are troubled.

What is Mama Younger motivated by?

Lena Younger (“Mama”)
She wants to use her husband’s insurance money as a down payment on a house with a backyard to fulfill her dream for her family to move up in the world.

What are Mama’s ambitions in A Raisin in the Sun?

Mama dreams of moving her family out of their cramped apartment and into a house with a yard where children can play and she can tend a garden. Her dream has been deferred since she and her husband moved into the apartment that the Youngers still inhabit.

What was Mama’s motivation for giving Walter the money?

She gives him the remaining $6,500 of the insurance money, telling him to deposit $3,000 for Beneatha’s education and to keep the last $3,500. With this money, Mama says, Walter should become—and should act like he has become—the head of the family. Walter suddenly becomes more confident and energized.

What does Mama symbolize in A Raisin in the Sun?

The most overt symbol in the play, Mama’s plant represents both Mama’s care and her dream for her family. In her first appearance onstage, she moves directly toward the plant to take care of it.

How does Mama display her inner strength?

how does mama display her inner strength? Her dreams and what she wants for her family. b/c she isn’t able to get a house yet, this plant represents a dream she could obtain & holds sentimental value & it also makes her happy. why is beneatha worried about mama meeting with mr.

What is the greatest dream of Mama in raisin in the sun?

Mama’s dream is to have a house for her family, a place in a nice neighborhood where they will be safe and comfortable.

What is Mama’s dream in A Raisin in the Sun quotes?

Mama’s Dream
”We was going to set away, little by little, don’t you know, and buy a little place out in Morgan Park.

How does Mama try to influence Walter?

How does Mama try to influence Walter at the end of the scene? What does she reveal to him? Mama tries to show Walter that there is more to life then money and that he should step up and become a man to the family because Ruth is having another baby.

Why does Mama want to buy a house?

Mama wants to buy a house to secure a more comfortable standard of living for the whole Younger family. However, now that she has the money to invest in a house, Mama learns that the real estate available to Black families tends to be inconveniently located and overpriced.

Why is Mama proud of what we done?

Why is Mama “proud of … what we done”? Who is “we” in her statement? She is telling Walter that African-Americans no longer had to live in fear of being lynched and that they had gained freedom and dignity that was not possible in earlier times.

At what point does Mama say that Walter has finally achieved his manhood?

Raisin 2

What is the significance of Mama’s plant?

It also represents Mama’s dream that seems close to being crushed, yet never dies. As a whole, the plant is an extension of Mama’s character and an important symbol in the play. In the beginning of the play when the plant makes its debut, it is described as “a feeble little plant growing doggedly” (Hansberry 23).

Why is Mama’s Little plant so important to her what does she mean when she says it expresses me in a raisin in the sun?

Mama’s Houseplant
When Beneatha asks why Mama would want to keep that “raggedy-looking old thing,” Mama Younger replies: “It expresses me.” This is Mama’s way of recalling Beneatha’s tirade about self-expression, but it also reveals the affinity Mama feels for the enduring houseplant.

What fault does Mama find with herself?

4. What fault does Mama find with herself? She says she aimed too high — had too-high dreams. 5.