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As we know, Big Walter gets the insurance money through working during his whole lifetime to earn the money for the family after his death.
The insurance money is the symble of the reality that the effort African American generation made to support their younger generations' dreams, even if just produce an opportunity for them to get their success nearer.
It also symbles how racsim limits the African American's opportunites of social advancement.

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- Mama's plants is a symble of her chrildren and dreams. Her care to the plants represents her care to her family.
At first, the plants are in worse condition  -- the tiny kichen windowis, and is described as 'a feeble little plant".
“This little old plant . . . ain’t never had enough sunshine or nothing and look at it”
Stand for the Youngers are always struggled with live but has a spirit inside. They have struggled to overcome the circumstances, such as racial prejudice, that curb their growth and social mobility.
When the family starting moving, Mama takes the plants with her as well, represents she will be with her children and take them with her forever.

QUOTES:
-Lord, if this little old plant don't get more sun than it's been getting, it ain't never going to see spring again
- A feeble little plant
- this little old plant that ain;t never had enough sunshine or nothing and loot at it

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It is the first present in her life without its being Christmas

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It is the first present in her life without its being Christmas

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This shows how the Younger family has lived a poor quality of life for all these years, and how despite the numerous obstacles that they have faced, they still eventually managed to find happiness with what they had in order to be in the position they are now.  After receiving the check, Walter gives Mama a present, which is the first unnecessary present Mama has ever received.  This shows that things are finally turning up for the Younger family, and are one step closer to achieving what they think is the ‘American Dream’

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The door opens and she comes back in, grabs her plant, and goes out for the last time. 

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The door opens and she comes back in, grabs her plant, and goes out for the last time. 

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This is the story’s happy ending. It means that after all, the family will live a great life and will be fully nourished, like the plant will have an abundance of sun and food in the garden.

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The plant symbolizes Mamas faith and hope and draeams. As well as her children

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1. 'Got to admit they got spirit, Beanie and Walter. Like this old plant that ain't never had enough sunshine or nothing and look at it.'
2. 'The door opens and she comes back in, grabs her plant and goes out for the last time.'
3. 'A feeble little plant.' = plant is dying. Symbol of difficult environment and tirdeness of the family.

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The music reveals character and portrays heritage. Three particular types of music are referred to in the play: the blues, spirituals and most importantly Nigerian folk songs.
The Nigerian folk songs are what Asagai brings to Beneatha's house to celebrate Nigerian communal gatherings and rituals. Along with Beneatha's robes the music shows the diversity and richness of African culture. It also provides a chorus and theme that temporarily unites Beneatha and Walter

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Money: Shows generational differences and is key to family conflict.

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Money: Shows generational differences and is key to family conflict.

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- MAMA; 'Oh- so now it's 'life.' Money is life. Once upon a time freedom used to be life- now it's money.'
- WALTER: 'No- it was always money, MAMA. We just didn't know about it.'

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pg82 RUTH: Just like they always say about Chicago's weather: If it's too hot or cold for you, just wait a minute and it'll change.

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pg82 RUTH: Just like they always say about Chicago's weather: If it's too hot or cold for you, just wait a minute and it'll change.

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Ruth speaks with George, one of Beneatha's love interests, she mentions the weather which could be a metaphor for how indecisive Beneatha is

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Stage Direction: "It is the first present in her life without its being Christmas"

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Stage Direction: "It is the first present in her life without its being Christmas"

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This shows how the Younger family has lived a poor quality of life for all these years, and how despite the numerous obstacles that they have faced, they still eventually managed to find happiness with what they had in order to be in the position they are now.  After receiving the check, Walter gives Mama a present, which is the first unnecessary present Mama has ever received.  This shows that things are finally turning up for the Younger family, and are one step closer to achieving what they think is the ‘American Dream’

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Stage Directions: "Then she starts to wriggle in front of the mirror as she thinks a Nigerian woman might"

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Stage Directions: "Then she starts to wriggle in front of the mirror as she thinks a Nigerian woman might"

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This is also a stereotypical statement, Hansberry does this to show all the assumptions people made based purely on their race/skin color.

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Mama:  There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.

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Mama:  There is always something left to love. And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing.

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One of the theme of A Rasin in the Sun is family. This quote by Mama shows the importance of family and the lesson which the Younger family learnt.

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"This little old plant never had any sunlight or nothing"

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"This little old plant never had any sunlight or nothing"

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The plant could symbolize Walter and Beneatha or anyone in the family as they never had anyone's help, they didn't receive any blessings and yet they still strive and push through all that stands in their way to try to live the life they want and deserve

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Asagai: It isn't a circle--it is simply a long line--as in geometry, you know, one that reaches into infinity. And because we cannot see the end--we also cannot see how it changes.

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Asagai: It isn't a circle--it is simply a long line--as in geometry, you know, one that reaches into infinity. And because we cannot see the end--we also cannot see how it changes.

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"weariness has in fact, won in this room"                        and "they are tired"

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"weariness has in fact, won in this room"                        and "they are tired"

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adding onto the living room symbol, the descriptions of it add on even more to the fact that they are worn out by the life they are living and the problems that they have to endure on a daily basis

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Walter: “Mama--Mama--I want so many things... I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy...”

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Walter: “Mama--Mama--I want so many things... I want so many things that they are driving me kind of crazy...”

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This quote shows Walter's desire for money. He is abscessed with money to the extent where it is driving him crazy

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'Single has been provided for these 'two rooms' is located in the kitchen area

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'Single has been provided for these 'two rooms' is located in the kitchen area

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Lack of window and light shows lack of comfort in their apartment as well as a symbol to show that the Younger family are not offered many opportunties and care from the outside world.

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Stage Direction: "As they work, the radio is on and a Southside disk-jockey pro- gram is inappropriately filling the house with a rather exotic saxophone blues."

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Stage Direction: "As they work, the radio is on and a Southside disk-jockey pro- gram is inappropriately filling the house with a rather exotic saxophone blues."

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This shows the diversity and separation of the african american and white communities. The exoticity implies generalisation of African-American people and their interests.

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WALTER: "(looking at her) See - I'm trying to talk to you 'bout myself - (shaking his head with the repetition)- and all you can say is eat them eggs and go to work"

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WALTER: "(looking at her) See - I'm trying to talk to you 'bout myself - (shaking his head with the repetition)- and all you can say is eat them eggs and go to work"

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This augments Walter's obsession with money and achieving his American dream and how it takes over his thoughts about his priority obligations such as keep food on the table for his family. the fact that he's looking up at ruth implies ruth's upper hand in the situation as she still sees Walter's obligations for the family. the eggs symbolise the food that Walter has to provide for his family and Ruth uses this to hint to Walter that he should stop dreaming and get back to the real world. However, wanting to achieve the American Dream is no crime. In fact, it is simply a human thing to do

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'Table or a chair has been moved to disguise the worn places in the carpet but the carpet has fought back showing its weariness.'

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Hansberry writes about how the old apartment has so little sunlight. The first thing Ruth asks about in Act Two, Scene One is whether or not the new house in Clybourne Park will have a lot of sunlight. It is a familiar symbol for hope and life, since all human life depends on warmth and energy from the sun.

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The Younger apartment - Small, cramped, old, 5 people living there, dark room, stains, makedown bed (no space), living room inside kitchen, Mama and Beneatha share bed, shared bathroom. 

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The Younger apartment - Small, cramped, old, 5 people living there, dark room, stains, makedown bed (no space), living room inside kitchen, Mama and Beneatha share bed, shared bathroom. 

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Was once comfortable and liveable, and now is unloved and in bad condition shows poverty and given up on dreams.

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Mama’s plant - family’s deferred dream for a better future, constant care for her family and hoping to grow a better life, the plant is as close as she ever got to owning a big garden, perseverance and determination as the family faces new challenges 

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Mama’s plant - family’s deferred dream for a better future, constant care for her family and hoping to grow a better life, the plant is as close as she ever got to owning a big garden, perseverance and determination as the family faces new challenges 

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Before it arrives it tares the family apart even though the family thinks it's going to solve all of their problems. It does not it just creates more

QUOTES:
WALTER: Check coming today
WALTER: 'A business transaction that is going to change our lives'

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Walter: Here I am a giant—surrounded by ants!

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Walter: Here I am a giant—surrounded by ants!

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Walter feel unsupported by his family and no one understands him and his wisdom. He felt superior as he calls himself a  giant yet lonely because he is surrounded by ants which he can’t communicate with.

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eggs - For the playwright, Ruth is ‘reality’ whereas Walter Jr is dreaming. For Walter, this illustrates how women keep men from achieving their goals/every time a man gets excited about something, a way to quiet their temper, represents an acceptance of adversity that the youngers face, and a mechanical approach to supporting him. 

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eggs - For the playwright, Ruth is ‘reality’ whereas Walter Jr is dreaming. For Walter, this illustrates how women keep men from achieving their goals/every time a man gets excited about something, a way to quiet their temper, represents an acceptance of adversity that the youngers face, and a mechanical approach to supporting him. 

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it symbolizes the small window of opportunity

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The check goes from symbolizing hope to symbolizing the loss of their dreams.

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the check - source of money and worries of the family, signifying the division power of money, gives hope and dignity, shows the sacrifice of big Walter

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the check - source of money and worries of the family, signifying the division power of money, gives hope and dignity, shows the sacrifice of big Walter

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Shared bathroom- the apartment building itself creates family conflict

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Shared bathroom- the apartment building itself creates family conflict

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'You ain't the only person in the world got to use the bathroom'
'The next thing you know Travis will be finished and Mr. Johnson'll be in there and you'll be fussing and cussing like a madman'

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 Man say: I got to change my life, I'm choking to death, baby! And his woman say -- Your eggs is getting cold!' 

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 Man say: I got to change my life, I'm choking to death, baby! And his woman say -- Your eggs is getting cold!' 

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Here, the eggs symbolize both Ruth's practicality and Walter's yearning for support from his wife.

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Beneatha's hair and dress - symbol of femininity and pride, embracing her african heritage and standing up for herself.

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Beneatha's hair and dress - symbol of femininity and pride, embracing her african heritage and standing up for herself.

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The physical setting of the house/neighborhood

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The physical setting of the house/neighborhood

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The playwright uses the physical setting of the house and neighborhood to create sympathy amongst the audience in order to aid with the delivery of her intention which is to portray the despair and poverty faced by the individuals living in these African-American neighborhoods and she successfully manages to do so by emphasizing on how the physical setting of the house/neighborhood is what has given birth to those aspirations/hopes and what theses hopes/dreams which symbolise the poverty and the desperation in wanting to believe in the promise of a better life and this contributes to the playwright's intention which is also to show the audience how the setting is what drives the flaw in each of the characters as it creates a division between the poor and the rich, it is symbol for inequality and it is what leads to people hoping for money/greed more than the dream of freedom itself characterising how the american has changed and has lost it's innocence

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"the younger living room would be a comfortable well ordered room, if not for a few indestructible contradictions"

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"the younger living room would be a comfortable well ordered room, if not for a few indestructible contradictions"

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The living room, a symbol of family, this could be the youngers, and the contradictions could be the things holding them back from a better life eg: race, poverty and their unfulfilling lifestyle

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Mama's Plant - symbol of Mama's children and especially grandchildren

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Mama's Plant - symbol of Mama's children and especially grandchildren

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- " In the beginning of the play, mama's plant is "a feeble little plant growing doggedly in a small pot on the windowsill.'" Doggedly implies that the plant is growing under difficult circumstances to withstand but it is still managing. The fact that it is growing on the windowsill shows that I could not possibly have enough light to grow properly and has a small pot, restrictiing root growth. This symbolises her kin, especially Travis, who has the living room for his bedroom and can't get 50 cents from his mother.

"She feels the dirt and puts it back out' is even more worrying. She felt the dirt to see if it was still wet and had enough water, which would suggest that the plant is not watered on a regular basis instead, only when the plant really needs it. That would hint the same for Travis (he did not get the 50 cents (from his mother) as it was not mandatory)

Later, when the family is packing and Bobo delivers the bad news, she replaces the plant outside with intention to cancel the move. The old house doesn't let the plant nor Travis grow properly.
"She goes to her plant, which has remained on the table, looks at it, picks it up and takes it to the windowsill and sits it outside, and she stands and looks at it a long moment. Then she closes the window"

In the final scene, when the move is finally confirmed, Mama is the last onstage with he plant on the table. "The door opens and she comes back in, grabs her plant, and goes out for the last time". her bringing of the plant shows that Travis and his sibling, will slowly but surely grow and live better lives.
More Quotes:
- Bottom of page 39
- First paragraph page 40
- " (Looking at her plant and sprinkling a little water on it) They spirited all right, my children. Got to admit they got spirit—Bennie and Walter. Like this little old plant that ain’t never had enough sunshine or nothing—and look at it …" Page 52 last paragraph
- MAMA: "It expresses ME!" (talking about the plant - page 121
- Top of page 139
- Middle of 139 "Lord have mercy, where is my plant?"
- Last page (151)

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Hair [symbol] - the natural hair movement of the 60s and 70s

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Hair [symbol] - the natural hair movement of the 60s and 70s

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https://bglh-marketplace.com/2015/01/the-natural-hair-movement-in-the-60s-and-70s-how-it-began-and-why-it-ended/

For some black people, wearing their hair in its natural state became a “way of showing their visible connection to their African ancestors and Blacks throughout the diaspora.”  For many, returning to natural meant shedding one’s appearance and ideas (of beauty) accumulated through assimilation into White America.

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analysis and explanation of how this answers the question

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How do symbolism and setting in ARitS contribute to meaning and aid the delivery of the playwright's intentions?

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How do symbolism and setting in ARitS contribute to meaning and aid the delivery of the playwright's intentions?