Ruth Younger

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Ruth Younger is a hardworking, pragmatic wife and mother in Lorraine Hansberry's play "A Raisin in the Sun," embodying the struggles and resilience of a Black working-class family in mid-20th-century Chicago.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf African American woman ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
mother ⓘ
theater character ⓘ
wife ⓘ
appearsIn A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
characterTrait caring ⓘ
hardworking ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
resilient ⓘ
self-sacrificing ⓘ
child Travis Younger ⓘ
countryOfResidence United States ⓘ
createdBy Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ
ethnicity Black ⓘ
family Younger family ⓘ
fictionalUniverse A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork 1959 Broadway production of A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
linked to: A Raisin in the Sun
genreContext African American drama ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
notableAction considers having an abortion due to financial hardship ⓘ
supports the family’s move to a better neighborhood ⓘ
occupation domestic worker ⓘ
relative Beneatha Younger ⓘ
Lena Younger ⓘ
residence South Side of Chicago ⓘ
linked to: South Side, Chicago
socialClass working class ⓘ
spouse Walter Lee Younger ⓘ
themeInvolvement economic struggle ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ
gender roles ⓘ
racial discrimination ⓘ
the American Dream ⓘ
linked to: American Dream
timePeriod mid-20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Beneatha Younger → hasAunt → Ruth Younger ⓘ
Travis Younger → hasMother → Ruth Younger ⓘ
Walter Lee Younger → spouse → Ruth Younger ⓘ
subject linked to: character Walter Lee Younger
Travis Younger → hasMother → Ruth Younger ⓘ
subject linked to: character Travis Younger
Travis Younger → livesWith → Ruth Younger ⓘ
subject linked to: character Travis Younger
Karl Lindner → interactionWith → Ruth Younger ⓘ
subject linked to: character Karl Lindner
A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) → characterPortrayed → Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger ⓘ
linked to: Ruth Younger
A Raisin in the Sun (1989 television film) → featuresCharacter → Ruth Younger ⓘ
Lena Younger → familyMember → Ruth Younger ⓘ
subject linked to: character Lena Younger
Karl Linder → interactsWith → Ruth Younger ⓘ
Raisin → featuresCharacter → Ruth Younger ⓘ
Younger family → hasMember → Ruth Younger ⓘ
Diana Sands as Beneatha Younger → familyRelationInStory → youngerSisterOfWalterLeeYounger ⓘ
linked to: Ruth Younger