Read the passage from A Raisin in the Sun. MAMA: Lord have mercy, baby. You done gone and
bought your grandmother a hat?
Which word or phrase from the text best supports the
idea that the adults think the hat is inappropriate?
TRAVIS (very proud): Open it!
O "have mercy"
(giggling fiercely)
(indignantly)
O "What's the matter"
She does and lifts out an elaborate, but very elaborate,
wide gardening hat, and all the adults break up at the
sight of it.
RUTH: Travis, honey, what is that?
TRAVIS (who thinks it is beautiful and appropriate): It's
a gardening hat! Like the ladies always have on in the
magazines when they work in their gardens.
BENEATHA (giggling fiercely): Travis—we were trying
to make Mama Mrs. Miniver-not Scarlett O'Hara!
MAMA (indignantly): What's the matter with you all!
This here is a beautiful hat! (Absurdly) I always wanted