1. "Mama, Goerge is a fool—honest" (Hansberry 97). In my opinion, Mama responds by encouraging Beneatha to find a man who will appreciate her for who she is. Moreover, there is a growing mutual respect and understanding between Beneatha and Mama. Mama begins to appreciate Beneatha's aspirations, while Beneatha starts to see Mama's support.
2. Define the following words:
a. enthusiastic: very excited and willing.
b. overbearing: think they are better; other positions, like to control.
c. sanctimonious: acting as if morally better than others
d. duplicitous: dishonest, like traitor, spy, or politician
e. intrusive: affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable
f. instigative: to cause an event or situation to happen by taking a set of actions.
g. racist: has discrimination based on races
3. "Why? You want to know why? ’Cause we all tied up in a race of people that don’t know how to do nothing but moan, pray and have babies!" (Hansberry 87)
4. In my opinion, it illustrates that Travis knows about the family's problems and his father's drinking. Travis is more aware and mature than his real age, showing the family's struggles affect him too.