American Literature Period 3

Be sure to carefully answer the close reading questions that follow. Although you do not need to write the questions, be sure your responses are complete and that you only use your understanding of the play. Do not consult other sources.

1.       Who gets up first in the Younger household? What might this suggest about rank?

2.       Why is little Travis so sleepy? What cant he go to sleep at night?

3.       Why cant the Younger family easily use their restroom? What does this reveal about their social class or status?

4.       Why does Walter give Travis a dollar, only later to have to ask for carfare? What does this suggest about Walter as a father?

5.       Why does Ruth scold Walter and tell him that he never says anything “new”?

6.       What plan does Walter have and how does Ruth figure in it?

7.       What details suggest that Ruth is tired?

8.       What details suggest what kind of grandma Lena is?