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A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun. Vocabulary and Allusion Notes. Prometheus. Greek Mythology Created man from clay Gave fire to man Severe punishment from Zeus Walter Lee Younger*. Garbo (The “Garbo Routine”). Greta Garbo Legendary Actress of 1930s Dramatic, mysterious George to Beneatha.

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A Raisin in the Sun

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  1. A Raisin in the Sun Vocabulary and Allusion Notes

  2. Prometheus • Greek Mythology • Created man from clay • Gave fire to man • Severe punishment from Zeus • Walter Lee Younger*

  3. Garbo (The “Garbo Routine”) • Greta Garbo • Legendary Actress of 1930s • Dramatic, mysterious • George to Beneatha

  4. Mrs. Miniver • Late in play, Mama compared to this fictional character • Oscar-winning film (1942) • Middle-class housewife • Tends roses • Strength and hope

  5. Scarlett O’Hara • Character in Gone with the Wind • Well dressed • Novel/film about the fall of the South

  6. Colonel McCormick • Owner/publisher of the Chicago Tribune newspaper • Prominent Chicago resident

  7. Uncle Tom • Reference to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book • Black man who accepts the domination of a white man without resistance

  8. Tarzan • Popular films • Boy raised by apes in African jungle • Beneatha comments...what most people know about Africa comes from Tarzan films

  9. Assimilation Giving up aspects of one’s own culture (language, clothing, etc) in order to fit in with the dominant culture

  10. Graft • Acquiring money by illegal or unfair means • Blackmail; bribe

  11. Pan-Africanism -Belief/movement that encourages solidarity among Africans worldwide -Unity is necessary for social, political, and economic progress

  12. Ghetto A poor, neglected, disadvantaged part of a city

  13. Peachy-keen -Popular phrase used by white teens during 1950’s - “That’s very good...”

  14. Epitaph • Inscription on a tomb stone

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