A Raisin in the Sun | Scene Summaries

Timeline of Events

• Friday morning

  Walter, Mama, Ruth, and Beneatha discuss plans for the money.

  Act 1, Scene 1
• Saturday morning

  Ruth reveals her pregnancy to Mama and Beneatha.

  Act 1, Scene 2
• Saturday morning

  The check arrives.

  Act 1, Scene 2
• Saturday, later

  Mama purchases the house and tells the family.

  Act 2, Scene 1
• Friday, weeks later

  Mama gives Walter the rest of the money.

  Act 2, Scene 2
• Move day, one week later

  Karl Lindner visits and offers the family a buyout.

  Act 2, Scene 3
• Move day, early

  Bobo visits and tells Walter the remaining money has been stolen.

  Act 2, Scene 3
• Move day, later

  Asagai invites Beneatha to come to Africa.

  Act 3
• Move day, later

  Walter tells Lindner the Youngers plan to move into their house.

  Act 3

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