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The Youngers are a poor African-American family living on the South Side of Chicago. An opportunity to escape from poverty comes in the form of a $10,000 life insurance check that the matriarch of the family (Lena Younger or Mama) receives upon her husband’s death. Lena’s children, Walter and Beneatha, each have their plans for the money. The oldest son, Walter (a man of 35 with a wife and a young
son), wishes to invest in a liquor store. The younger sister, Beneatha, currently a college student, wants to use the money for medical school. Lena has plans as well for the money: she wants to buy a house for the family and finance Beneatha’s medical school.
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Walter Lee Younger
Lena Younger (Mama)
Beneatha Younger
Ruth Younger
Travis Younger
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George Murchison
Mrs. Johnson
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Karl Lindner
Bobo
Willy
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