Characters

Lena Younger (Mama), Beneatha Younger, Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger

Travis Younger, Joseph Asagai, George Murchison, Mrs. Johnson

Karl Lindner, Bobo, Willy, Walter Younger, Sr.

Conflict

Person-against-self - an internal conflict of feelings.

Person-against-person - the typical protagonist vs. antagonist scenario.

Person-against-society - the protagonist battles against the larger organizations of society
(or a system of beliefs held by society).

Person-against-nature - the protagonist is threatened by a component of nature.

Themes/Motifs/Symbols

Segregation/Discrimination/Racism

Civil Rights and the Endless Struggle Against Human Oppression

Women's Rights Movement (The Outspoken -yet unnamed- feminism of Beneatha)

Value Systems of the Black Family

Concepts of African American Beauty & Identity

Class & Generational Conflicts

Human Aspiration & The Persistence of Dreams

Individual Fulfillment, Recognition, & Liberation

Mama's Potted Plant

Walter Sr.'s Inheritance

The New House in Clybourne Park

Setting: Time & Place

Sometime Between WWII and the Present (1958?)

The Slums of Southside Chicago

Aspects of the Theatrical Stage Production

Use of Dramatic Questions – dramatic hooks, devices to hold the attention of the audience. (Examples include: Will he come? Who did it? Will he or she succeed?)

Subdivisions: Scene & Act Construction – effect on plot pace, tension.

Staging: The Effect of a One Stage Set

The visual/audio production as stated in the stage direction (staging, lighting, backdrop, sound effects, music, etc.)