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arabera Christopher Becker 11 years ago

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Mama

A character named Mama is depicted as a person with both strengths and weaknesses. She dreams of having a garden, reminiscing about the ones she saw in her childhood. Despite her poor grammar and lack of education, she has a strong will and a commanding presence.

Mama

Mama

Dream

"Well, I always wanted me a garden like I used to see sometimes at the back of the housres down home. This plant is close as I ever got to having one." (Hansberry 53)
House

Strengths

commanding
strong will

Weaknesses

Lack of education
Poor grammar

Money

"So now its life. Money is life. Once upon a time, freedom used to be life. Now, it's money. I guess the world really do change..." (Hansberry 74)

Children

"Son, I'm waiting to hear you say something... I'm waiting to hear how you be your father's son. Be the man he was... your wife say she going to destroy your child. And I'm waiting to hear you talk like him and say we a people who give children, not who destroys them -- I'm waiting to see you stand up look like your daddy and say we done give up one baby to poverty and that we ain't going to give up nary another one... I'm waiting." (Hansberry 75)

Religion

Stubborn
"Now, you say after me, in my mother's house, there is still God" (Hansberry 51)