Viola Davis to be cast as Lena Younger

        Lena Younger is in her sixties and is full figured, she hads whitish hair and a dark brown face. Lena Younger is an honorable woman and is the glue that holds the family together. She is a dignified woman and tries to teach her children and grandchild to be the same. Viola Davis, with a little white dye added, would be perfect for this part. She plays in the movie "Doubt" and is also living in a difficult position in a white neighborhood however she has to deal with many more obstacles to deal wih than Lena Younger. Viola, just as Lena, will sacrifice everything for her children and only wants them to have a bright future. Lena Younger is a wise older woman and it shows at the greatest times such as when Walter loses the money and Beneatha says that Walter is "no brother of mine". Lena says, "There is always something left to love, If you ain't learned that than you ain't learned nothing. Have you cried for that boy today? I don't mean for yourself or for the family 'cause we lost the money. I mean for him; what he been through and what it done to him. Child, when do you think is the time to love somebody the most? When they done good and made things easy for everybody? Well then, you ain't through learning- cause that ain't the time at all. It's when he's at the lowest and can't beieve in himself 'cause the world done whipped him so! When you start measuring someone, measure him right child, measure him right. Make sure you done taken into account what hills and valleys he come through before he got to wherever he is". That was a long quote but needed to be included because it was so powerful.
      Lena Younger is a character for all of us to follow; not her lack of education or her temper that shows occasionally. Lena Younger should be an inspiration to all people. She is a loving, loyal and grounded woman who can see through the glamour and knows what's important in life- family. Nothing and no-one can shake this woman's loyalty to her family and the true meaning of family. Viola Davis would be honored to play Lena Younger in "Raisin in the Sun".