Lena Younger

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African American woman fictional character matriarch theater character

Lena Younger is the strong, religious matriarch of the Younger family in Lorraine Hansberry’s play "A Raisin in the Sun," embodying resilience, moral authority, and the pursuit of a better life for her children.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Lena Younger canonical	14
Lena Younger (Mama)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	African American woman ⓘ fictional character ⓘ matriarch ⓘ theater character ⓘ
ageGroup	middle-aged to elderly woman ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Mama ⓘ
appearsIn	A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
associatedTheme	Black family life in America ⓘ economic struggle ⓘ gender roles ⓘ
associatedWorkGenre	realist drama ⓘ
centralThemeRelation	family unity ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ pursuit of the American Dream ⓘ racial segregation in housing ⓘ religious faith ⓘ
characterTrait	morally principled ⓘ nurturing ⓘ religious ⓘ resilient ⓘ self-sacrificing ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ traditional ⓘ
createdBy	Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ
ethnicity	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
familyName	Younger ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Lena ⓘ
hasRole	grandmother of Travis Younger ⓘ mother of Beneatha Younger ⓘ mother of Walter Lee Younger ⓘ
hasSpouse	Mr. Younger ⓘ
influences	Beneatha Younger’s sense of identity ⓘ Walter Lee Younger’s decisions ⓘ
livesIn	Chicago ⓘ
moralStance	opposes abortion ⓘ values dignity over money ⓘ
nationalityInFiction	American ⓘ
occupation	domestic worker ⓘ
receives	life insurance check after her husband’s death ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ
stageMedium	play ⓘ
symbolizes	family stability ⓘ hope for a better life ⓘ moral authority ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ
usesMoneyFor	down payment on a house in a white neighborhood ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

A Raisin in the Sun (2014 Broadway revival) → characterFeatured → Lena Younger ⓘ

A Raisin in the Sun (2008 television film) → character → Lena Younger ⓘ

Phylicia Ayers-Allen → notableRole → Lena Younger ⓘ

Ruth Younger → relative → Lena Younger ⓘ

Beneatha Younger → hasMother → Lena Younger ⓘ

Beneatha Younger → hasConflictWith → Lena Younger ⓘ

Travis Younger → hasGrandmother → Lena Younger ⓘ

Karl Lindner → interactionWithCharacter → Lena Younger ⓘ

character Walter Lee Younger → childOf → Lena Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Walter Lee Younger

character Travis Younger → hasGrandmother → Lena Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Travis Younger

character Travis Younger → livesWith → Lena Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Travis Younger

character Karl Lindner → interactionWith → Lena Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Karl Lindner

this entity surface form: Lena Younger (Mama)

A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) → featuresCharacter → Lena Younger ⓘ

A Raisin in the Sun (television film, 1989) → featuresCharacter → Lena Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: A Raisin in the Sun (1989 television film)

character Lena Younger → fullName → Lena Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Lena Younger