Ruth Younger

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African American woman fictional character mother theater character wife

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ruth Younger canonical	12
Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger	1

Statements (35)

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 of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdBy	Lorraine Hansberry ⓘ
ethnicity	Black ⓘ
family	Younger family ⓘ
fictionalUniverse	A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ
firstPerformanceOfWork	A Raisin in the Sun ⓘ surface form: 1959 Broadway production of 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, Chicago ⓘ surface form: South Side of Chicago
socialClass	working class ⓘ
spouse	character Walter Lee Younger ⓘ surface form: Walter Lee Younger
themeInvolvement	economic struggle ⓘ family conflict ⓘ gender roles ⓘ racial discrimination ⓘ American Dream ⓘ surface form: the American Dream
timePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

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

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

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

Beneatha Younger → hasAunt → Ruth Younger ⓘ

Travis Younger → hasMother → Ruth Younger ⓘ

Karl Lindner → interactionWithCharacter → Ruth Younger ⓘ

character Walter Lee Younger → spouse → Ruth Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Walter Lee Younger

character Travis Younger → hasMother → Ruth Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Travis Younger

character Travis Younger → livesWith → Ruth Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Travis Younger

character Karl Lindner → interactionWith → Ruth Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Karl Lindner

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

A Raisin in the Sun (1961 film) → characterPortrayed → Ruth Younger ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ruby Dee as Ruth Younger

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

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

character Lena Younger → familyMember → Ruth Younger ⓘ

subject surface form: Lena Younger