1. What are three essential functions that minor characters serve in a narrative?

2. Why do minor characters often remain unchanged, and how does this affect their role in the story?

3. How does Mr. Lindner function as a minor character in A Raisin in the Sun, and what does his unchanging nature reveal about the play's central conflict?

1. What childish characteristics does Walter Lee display in Act I, and how does Mama's treatment of him reinforce this behavior?

2. What event or realization causes Walter Lee to reach his lowest point, and how does this moment set up his potential transformation?

3. How does Walter Lee's confrontation with Mr. Lindner demonstrate his change into manhood, and what role does his son Travis play in this moment?

4. How does the contrast between Walter Lee's change and Mr. Lindner's static nature emphasize the play's themes and values?

1. What does Mama's emotional response during the final moments of A Raisin in the Sun reveal about her character that wasn't apparent earlier?

2. How do Mama's words about Walter Lee achieving manhood demonstrate her own character development by the play's end?

1. How does Beneatha's behavior change when she discusses Asagai's marriage proposal, and what does this inconsistency reveal about her character?

2. What do Beneatha's interactions with Walter Lee and Mama during the resolution suggest about the family dynamics and her position within the family?

3. How do inconsistencies and unexpected developments in a character's behavior affect reader interpretation of that character and the overall narrative?