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A list of all the characters in A Raisin in the Sun. A Raisin in the Sun characters include: Walter Younger, Mama, Walter Younger Sr., Beneatha Younger, Joseph Asagai, Ruth Younger, George Murchison, Mr. Karl Lindner, Travis Younger, Willy Harris, Mrs. Johnson.
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Lorraine Hansberry. Home. Literature Notes. A Raisin in the Sun. Character List. Ruth Younger The thirtyish wife of Walter Lee Younger and the mother of Travis, their ten-year-old son. Ruth acts as peacemaker in most of the explosive family situations.
The main characters in A Raisin in the Sun are Lena Younger, Walter Younger, Beneatha Younger, Ruth Younger, and Travis Younger. Lena Younger is the matriarch of the Younger...
Complete List of Characters in Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. Learn everything you need to know about Walter, Mama, and more in A Raisin in the Sun.
CharacterDescriptionWalterWalter Lee Younger, often called just ...MamaLena Younger, called Mama throughout the ...BeneathaBeneatha, a 20-year-old college student, ...RuthRuth is Walter's wife, Travis's mother, ...Joseph Asagai This character is referred to as Asagai and is a student from Nigeria. He is depicted as optimistic in his idealism and he hopes for independence from colonialist rule. He proposes that Beneatha comes to Africa with him to help in the fight for equality.
Characters The Younger Family: Lena/Mama: She is Walter Lee and Beneatha’s mother. She is Travis’s grandmother. Her job is cooking and cleaning in other people’s houses. Big Walter: Lena’s husband and Walter Lee and Beneatha’s father. He died a few months before the story begins. He worked as a laborer.
