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Walter Lee Younger
He is the son of Lena Younger, brother of Bennie, father of Travis and the husband of Ruth. From the beggining of the play he has a childish obsession with investing his father's insurance money in a liquor store. He dreams of wealth and not having to work for the "white man." In the end, he looses the family's money but becomes a man.

Beneatha Younger
Twenty-year old daughter of Lena. She dreams of becoming a doctor and refuses to assimilate. Very stubborn in her goal she refuses to settle and marry like her brother and the rest of society expects her to.

Lena Younger
Mother of Walter and Beneatha, she is the head of the household. She uses her husband's insurance money to pay for a down payment on a house that represents their dreams of moving up in society. She is a very hardworking person that keeps the family together and settles arguments. Throughout the novel she brings sense into situations that may be confusing.

Ruth
Wife of Walter and mother of Travis. She takes care of their little apartment, she is a pretty woman who is very unhappy with her life and with her marriage. When she becomes pregnant she is ready to have an abortion before bringing "another mouth to feed" into the world.

Travis
Son of Walter and Ruth. He is blinded of the problems in his household by both his parents and grandmother. Likes to make money by carrying grocery bags and seems to always be playing outside.

(Joseph) Asagai
He is from Nigeria and opens Bennie's eyes to what she could be capable of doing to help people. He proposes to Beneatha and wants her to return to Nigeria with him.

George Murchison
Wealthy African American who like Beneatha. Beneatha dislikes him for his arrogance and unwillingness to take her seriously. He is snobbish and believes that life is about money.

Mr. Karl Linder
Member of the Clybourne Park Improvement Association, he tries to get the Youngers to sell their house because his community feels that colored people should stay where they belong.

Willy Harris
He is the person who Walter wants to make his liquor store investment and in the end he runs away with all of the Younger family's money.

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