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This past Sunday, I attended the school musical, Mama Mia , at 2:30 in the Black Box Theater in the field house. The main characters in this musical were Sophie, Donna, Sam, Sky, Bill, Harry, Rosie, and Tanya. Donna, who was Sophie's mom, had sexual intercourse with three men, Harry, Sam, and Bill. Sophie is now 20 years old and she is getting ready to get married to Sky, however, she wants to find an enclosure on who her real father is. Sophie then invites all three of the men to the wedding without Donna knowing. When Donna finds out that the men are here she freaks out.  The main plot of the musical was that Sophie got caught up in her own lie when she accepted Bill, Harry, and Sam's proposal to walk her down the aisle as her "father". Sophie was so worked up with all of this nonsense that she started to not care about who her father was anymore. She then had her mom walk her down the aisle, which followed with Sophie calling the wedding off because of how young S...

- The scene starts off the following Saturday, and this is the day that the Younger family moved into their new home in Clybourne Park. - Ruth is in a good mood because they are moving and she says that she wants to take a hot bath and then talk to Beneatha about her night out with Walter Lee the night before. - When Walter Lee enters the house he puts on a record/disc, and he proceeds by dancing with Ruth. While they are dancing, a white man appears to the door asking for Mama, but she wasn't home. He was a quiet, middle-aged man. - The white man proceeds to introduce himself. His name is Karl Linder and he is from the Clybourne Park Improvement Association. He then implies that the neighborhood, which was full of white people were "hardworking, but not racist". He then says that the neighborhood feels that "negros" would be happier in a neighborhood that consist of their own people. - Mr. Linder tells Walter that he will buy the house now before they m...

- It is a Friday morning, and they are starting to pack up the apartment so they can live in the new house. - When Beneatha and George get back from their date, George comes up to Beneatha for a kiss and she refuses him by calling him a fool in front of mama. She then breaks up with him because he doesn't want her to be outspoken, - Mrs. Johnson comes to the house for pie and she tells them that she is better than the Younger family. She also brings up that An African American family was bombed out of their home by some white people. Mama then thinks that they will be the next in the news paper because of that. - Ruth gets a phone call from Walter Lee's job, informing her that Walter Lee hasn't shown up to work for three consecutive days. The boss tells Ruth that Walter Lee is on the verge of loosing his job. -  Because Mama is such a caring person and that she is disappointed that Walter is such a grump, so she gives Walter the remaining amount of money, after Bene...

- Asagai comes to help pack with Beneatha at home. When they are packing Beneatha brings up the reason why she wants to become a doctor. - She wanted to become a doctor because when she was little, her friend busted his head open, but the next day she saw him, he was perfectly fine. She wants to help others juristically. - Beneatha starts debating on her dreams in becoming a doctor because she doesn't have the same desire of helping people that much. - Asagai talks about how he plans to move back to Africa to make positive changes for the community. He offers Beneatha to come, however, he leaves while she thinks over the choice. - Mr. Linder will not let the Younger family move to Clybourne Park because of their race. Since they are all so agitated, Walter Lee starts mimicking how a black servant talked in that time. He keeps going until he is so fed up that he leaves. Mama is surprised and Beneatha wants to disown Walter Lee as her brother. Mom helps change her perspective...

Mama: - 55-60 years old - Doesn't speak perfect English - Sleeps in a room with Beneatha - Peacekeeper (wisest) - wants a house for her family - wants Ruth to keep baby, Walter stop talking about liquor store, and Beneatha reaching her dreams. - Would be a turtle because she is slow and wise. Mama : - quote: " Ain’t nobody said you weren't grown. But you are still in my house and my presence. ” - personality: She is the peacekeeper of the house (wisest) - song: Selah by Kanye West Walter Lee: - nickname is brother an dad - 35 years old - Has a dream of owning liquor store - He is worried about the money problems - Wants to use the liquor store to provide a better income and stable life for his family Walter Lee : Photo :  Quote: “In fact, here’s another fifty cents … Buy yourself some fruit today—or take a taxicab to school or something”(Chapter 1) Personality: He has strong aspirations and wants to do better for his family. Song: Liquor...

- On that Saturday morning, the whole family starts to clean up the house. - Walter gets a call from his friend, Willy Harris, who is trying to help Walter get the liquor store started. All he needs is the insurance check that his father gave to his mother.  - Beneatha is using a spray gun to get rid of cockroaches in the house. Travis doesn't like it, so they start arguring, and Beneatha threatens Travis by pointing the spray gun towards Travis. - Beneatha gets a call from a friend that goes to school with her. The man is African, and mama tends to feel that Africans are not religious enough for her likeness. Beneatha disagrees and gives the African man an excuse for that (politically). - Ruth goes to the doctor, and she told her that she was two months pregnant. Ruth believes that the child will be girl, however, mama says that the family doctor is a man, so she gets the feeling of suspicion. Then Ruth starts to feel sick again, nut mama helps her relax.  ...