Notes on Setting/Title: RITS

The title: a line from Langston Hughes’s 1951 poem (already in notes)focusing on the frustration African Americans experience when they cannot fulfill their dreams, presumably because of racial discrimination.

The setting: is a cramped apartment in a tenement in the South Side of Chicago around 1950's. The apartment has: 1 "real" bedroom (Walter and Ruth) 1 other "bedroom" (Beneatha and Mama), a tiny kitchen, living room (also the bedroom of Travis), 1 window, and NO bathroom (in the hall; they share with the neighbors).
The entire play takes place inside the apartment, emphasizing the importance of the "home".