1. 1 A Raisin in the Sun Modified by: Laura Parsons

2. 2 The Youngers are a poor African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago. poor African- American family The Youngers

3. 3 Mr. Younger died. diedMr. Younger

4. 4 Mrs. Younger received a life insurance check for $10,000. received a checkMrs. Younger

5. 5 They won’t be poor anymore because of the money. won’t be poorThe Youngers

6. 6 Lena’s children, Walter and Beneatha, each want to do different things with the money. Beneatha YoungerWalter Younger

7. 7 Walter is the oldest child of the family. the oldest childWalter Younger

8. 8 He is 35 years old and has a wife and a young son. is 35 years old 35 Walter Younger

9. 9 Walter wants to use the money to invest in a liquor store. Invest in liquor store Walter wants to use the money

10. 10 Beneatha is the younger child. younger childBeneatha Younger

11. 11 Beneatha is a college student and wants to use the money for medical school. Wants money for medical school Medical School Beneatha is in college

12. 12 Lena wants to buy a house for the family and pay for Beneatha’s medical school. wants to buy a houseLena

13. 13 Five people live in a tiny one- bedroom apartment. Tiny apartmentFive people

14. 14 Two families share one bathroom. One bathroomTwo families

15. 15 The building is old, dirty, and has roaches. very dirtyApartment building

16. 16 Walter’s wife, Ruth, finds out that she is pregnant with her second child. is pregnantWalter’s wife, Ruth

17. 17 Everyone has a positive attitude and they all still have hopes and dreams. and dreamsPositive attitudes

18. 18 In college, Beneatha thinks and learns a lot about many different cultures. Learns about many cultures Beneatha

19. 19 She is dating two different men. Two different menShe is dating

20. 20 One of the men that Beneatha is dating is George Murchison. He has a lot of money. Has a lot of moneyGeorge Murchison

21. 21 Asagai, her second boyfriend, is a college student who is from Nigeria. is from NigeriaAsagai

22. 22 Asagai teaches Beneatha more about her African heritage. …about her cultureAsagai teaches Beneatha…

23. 23 He gives her Nigerian robes and music and asks her to go to Nigeria to be a doctor. …and Nigerian musicHe gives her Nigerian robes…

24. 24 Walter Younger is an all- American man. All-AmericanWalter Younger

25. 25 He is a happy business man who wants to succeed and make more money for his family. He wants to be rich Walter is a business Man

26. 26 He wants a new job in an office so he can have a big house, a nice car, and pearls for his wife. Big house and nice car He wants a new office job

27. 27 He wants to live the middle- class lifestyle. …in the middle classWalter wants to live…

28. 28 Mama knows that Walter is trying to make a better life for his family. …Walter wants a better life Mama understands…

29. 29 She does not like the idea of Walter owning a liquor store. … is not goodWalter owning a liquor store…

30. 30 Mama puts some money down to buy a new house in a new neighborhood. New house for familyMama puts money down

31. 31 She gives the rest of the money to Walter. …to WalterMama gives money…

32. 32 She asks him to put some money aside for Beneatha’s medical school. Put money aside for Beneatha’s school Mama asks Walter

33. 33 Instead, Walter decides to invest all the money in the liquor store business. Into the liquor storeWalter invested all of the money

34. 34 He invests his money with two other men that he doesn’t know at all. To 2 men he didn’t knowHe gave money

35. 35 One of the men, Willy, runs away with all of the money. Took all of the moneyWilly

36. 36 Walter lost all of the money that his family was depending on. …all of the moneyWalter lost…

37. 37 Walter was very mad and upset! Walter was Upset!Walter was Mad!

38. 38 A man named Mr. Linder, from the white neighborhood, made Walter an offer. Made Walter an offerMr. Linder

39. 39 He would pay the Youngers extra money not to move into their neighborhood. …if they didn’t move into the neighborhood He will give money to the Youngers…

40. 40 Walter wants to make the deal to get money for his family. …to make the dealWalter wants…

41. 41 When Walter is about to make the deal, he sees his son watching him. His son is watchingWalter is making a deal

42. 42 At the last minute, Walter decides not to make the deal. Walter changes his mind At the last minute

43. 43 In the end, the Younger family decides to move. Decides to move anyway The Younger family

44. 44 They know the road ahead will be difficult for them. …will be difficultThe road ahead…

45. 45 They know they did the right thing. …they did the right thing They know…

46. 46 The End