(阳光下的葡萄干).doc

 HYPERLINK /epb/english/a-raisin-in-the-sun.htm A Raisin in the Sun （阳光下的葡萄干） A Raisin in the Sun (Drama/Classic) ( 1960) ?2000 by Raymond Weschler Major Characters Walter Lee Younger................Sidney Poitier A frustrated 35 year old chauffeur (driver) who lives with his poor African-American family in a small apartment in Chicago, who is always dreaming of ways to make money and improve their lives. Ruth (Mama) Younger.............Ruby Dee Walter Lee’s mom, a very loving, religious and hard working woman who is always struggling to keep her family together. Lena Younger.......................Claudia McNeil Walter Lee’s very sweet wife, who works as a cleaner and does her very best to raise their child. Beneatha (Bennie) Younger...........Diana Sands Walter Lee’s younger sister, a spirited young woman who is determined to explore her African-American identity, and who is going to school so that she can one day be a doctor. Travis Younger......................Stephen Perry Walter Lee and Ruth’s eight year old son. Mark Lindner........................John Fiedler A representative from the Claybourne Park Improvement Association, a group that tries to convince the Youngers that it would be better if blacks did not movie into their white neighborhood. Asagai...............................Ivan Dixon A very friendly and educated young man from the African country of Nigeria who is romantically interested in Beneatha. George Murchison......................Luis Gossett Jr. A college student who is the son of a wealthy businessman, and who is casually dating Beneatha. Bobo..................................Joel Fluellen A friend of Walter Lee’s who decides to go into business with him. Willie Harris.........................Roy Glenn A businessman who Bobo and Walter Lee know, who convinces them that they can make lots of money by investing in a liquor st