2/11 cw Amy Daylin Connor

2/14/20

1. Name

Lena

2. Any nicknames

Mama

3. Age

65

4. Physical description

Short hair, kind of fat, kind of short, African American

5. Description of how your character walks/moves

Slow moves like an older person

6. Description of what your character's voice sounds like and how he/she talks

Old lady sound, loud, sometimes fast when she’s angry

7. Include 5 images that help show us what your character looks like

8. Relationships/connections to other characters

Beneatha’s mom, Walter Lee’s mom, Travis Grandma, Ruth’s mother in law

9. Conflicts with other characters

She does not want to give the money to Walter Lee. They argue about the money sometimes. 

10. Where does your character sleep?

In the bedroom with Beneatha.

11. What does your character do during the day?

Take care of there apartment does dishes clean and prepare food for the family

12. What does your character contribute to the wellbeing of the family?

She is the glue between the family. She keeps everyone in check and keeps everyone connected.

13. 3-6 words that describe your character's personality

Loving, caring, wise, religious, strong

14. 3-6 major emotions that your character often experiences

Calm, upset, caring, desire

15. A chart of major actions that your character undergoes in scenes 1 and 2

Mama constantly fights with Walter Lee about money, the check from her dead husband comes in the mail, she tells Walter Lee that ruth is pregnant, the yells at Beneatha for not believing in God, she always makes Travis’s bed for him, and she takes care of her plant.

16. 3 important quotes from scene 1 and 3 important quotes from scene 2

Scene 1

“Well, I always wanted me a garden like I used to see sometimes at the back of the houses down home. This plant is close as I ever got to having one. ”

“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 …”

“Something always told me I wasn’t no rich white woman.”

Scene 2

“Ain’t nobody said you weren't grown. But you are still in my house and my presence. ”

“Son—how come you talk so much ’bout money?”

“Son—do you know your wife is expecting another baby?”

17. Backstory -- what important things have characterized this character's life before the play

Her family situation, African American

18. What are the 3 most important things in your character's life now?

Family, money, house

19. What is the biggest dream that your character has for his/her life?

To have a big house

20. What are 3 smaller dreams that your character has for his/her immediate future?

1.Beneatha going to college 2. For her family to stop arguing with each other 3. To get Walter Lee to get Ruth to keep the baby

21. What would your character do with the 10,000 dollars if they could choose?

Split it with her family and save for a house

22. 3 quotes/memes that embody your character in some way

“Well, I always wanted me a garden like I used to see sometimes at the back of the houses down home.” This shows her dream about a big house. 

“Something always told me I wasn’t no rich white woman.” This shows she is a black woman and not rich.

“Ain’t nobody said you weren't grown. But you are still in my house and my presence. ” This shows her conflict with her son, Walter Lee.

23. A playlist of 8 songs that represent your character in some way

Kanye west jesus is king

1.Every Hour

2.Selah

3.Follow God

4.Closed on Sunday

5.On God

6.Everything we Need

7.Water

8.God is

24. If your character were an animal, what would they be and why?

Lion, she is strong and the lead of the Younger’s family. 

25. Who are your character's heroes (real or fictional -- choose 3)

Hariet Tubman