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1. A Raisin in the Sun (Drama/Classic) ( 1960). 2000 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Walter Lee Younger Sidney Poitier A frustrated 35 year old chauffeur (driver) who lives with his poor African-American family in a small apartment in Chicago, who is always dreaming of ways to make money and improve their lives. Ruth ( Mama ) Younger .Ruby Dee Walter Lee's mom, a very loving, religious and hard working woman who is always struggling to keep her family together. Lena Younger .Claudia McNeil Walter Lee's very sweet wife, who works as a cleaner and does her very best to raise their child. Beneatha (Bennie) Younger Diana Sands Walter Lee's younger sister, a spirited young woman who is determined to explore her African-American identity, and who is going to school so that she can one day be a doctor. Travis Younger ..Stephen Perry Walter Lee and Ruth's eight year old son. Mark Lindner .John Fiedler A representative from the Claybourne Park Improvement Association, a group that tries to convince the Youngers that it would be better if blacks did not movie into their white neighborhood.

2 Plot Summary This film is the story of the Youngers, a poor African-American family who live in a small and dark Chicago apartment in the late 1950s.

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