Friday, April 8, 2016

After we copy this chart in our packet, begin reading on page 54 (Act I, scene 2)

Quote
Speaker
Act/scene
Lit element/tech
Explain
“What you tell the boy things like that for? Here son--"
Walter
1.1
(Act 1, scene 1)
Conflict/
characterization
Walter wants it to appear as if he has money to his son
“A man needs for a woman to back him up…”
Walter
1.1
Conflict/
characterization
He feels like Ruth does not support his dreams
“Man say to his woman: I got me a dream”
Walter
1.1
Conflict/
characterization
He thinks men that do not have supportive women don’t succeed
“I’m thirty-five years old…how rich white people live”
Walter
1.1
Conflict/
characterization
Walter feels like he is not successful in life and is embarrassed
“be a nurse like other women…or just get married and be quiet”
Walter
1.1
Conflict/
characterization
Walter shows his sexist ideas regarding Beneatha’s dreams
“The world’s most backward race of people and that’s a fact”
Walter
1.1
Conflict/
characterization
Walter seems to blame his race for the lack of his success in life

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