Beneatha Younger Bennie - Mama's daughter and Walter's younger sister. Beneatha is attending college to become a doctor. She dates several men but seems to prefer Joseph Asagai. Lena Younger Mama - A religious woman who still lives with her grown children. Very low-key, Ruth reveals her strongest emotions only when she learns of the possibility of their moving to a better neighborhood.
Living in a household with three generations in conflict, Travis skillfully plays each adult against the other and is, as a result, somewhat "spoiled. Walter works as a chauffeur and drinks a bit too much at times. She is a college student planning to go to medical school. The only family member privileged to have the opportunity for a higher education, she is sometimes a little overbearing in the pride she takes in being an "intellectual.
Lena's Mama's every action is borne out of her abiding love for her family, her deep religious convictions, and her strong will that is surpassed only by her compassion. Mannerly, good looking, and personable, he is well liked by all members of the Younger household. Walter's year-old sister, a college student who invades the Younger household with her modern ideas and philosophies on race, class, and religion.
She is a handsome intellectual who has worked hard to refine her speech. Played by Diana Sands in the original Broadway production. Walter's wife and Travis' mother. In her early thirties, Ruth is exceptionally pretty, but is aging before her time because of her impoverished surroundings.
During her 11 years of marriage, she often bore the responsibility of keeping the household running, in addition to working as a domestic servant. Played by Ruby Dee in the original Broadway production. A partner in the liquor business scheme who eventually runs off with Walter and Bob's investment money. The Question and Answer section for A Raisin in the Sun is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel. Beneatha Younger: Beneatha also known as Bennie is Lena's youngest child and only daughter, who plans to become a doctor.
She has two gentleman callers in her life: George Murchison, the wealthy Negro whom she dislikes intensely, and Joseph Asagai, the Nigerian intellectual who sweeps her off her feet. She constantly presents herself as a modern, black woman, with new freedoms and rights, and plans to find her roots both in America and in Africa. Lena Younger Mama : Lena Mama is the matriarch of the Younger family, controlling everyone's emotions and actions, and calling the shots on the future.
The check belongs to her, since it is her husband who passed away. She cares nothing for money and only about her beloved family and life. She adores plants and carries her window plant with her to the new house. Although she scolds her children, she wants nothing more than for them to get along and raise happy, healthy families. She migrated north to Chicago from the South during the harsh lynching period for Negroes and cannot understand the modern ways in which people are heading. Everyone in the family looks to her for advice and love, which she openly gives with all her heart.
He is from Nigeria and wants to take Bennie back with him to practice medicine in Africa. He is very intelligent and stays close to his roots, causing Bennie to fall for him. George Murchison: George Murchison is Beneatha's wealthy gentleman caller. He is true Negro wealth and has an ego to back it up. Although the Younger family appears to want Bennie to marry George for his money, Bennie despises his character and wants to be with Asagai.
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