1. What are value systems and how do characters' different reactions to events reveal competing value systems?

2. How do Mama and Walter Lee's conflicting values about the life insurance money reflect deeper differences in what they prioritize for the family?

3. How does the organization of plot events build anticipation as readers await the confrontation between characters with conflicting values?

1. What is catharsis and when does it typically occur in a narrative?

2. How does the resolution of central conflicts create emotional release for readers or viewers?

1. What is a preceding action and how does it affect the plot and characters' motivations?

2. How do unseen characters like Willy and Big Walter intensify conflict and shape the events of A Raisin in the Sun?

3. How does understanding the context of unseen characters and preceding actions help readers interpret the full meaning of a story?

1. What is an unresolved ending and how might it differ from a traditional resolution?

2. How does Karl Lindner's final line in A Raisin in the Sun leave a conflict unresolved and what does this suggest about the family's future?

3. What might an unresolved conflict at the end of a story reveal about the author's message or the bigger ideas in the work?