All 3 Uses of
influenza
in
A Raisin in the Sun
- I'll just call her up and say you got the flu— RUTH: (Laughing) Why the flu?†
Scene 1.1 *the flu = influenza -- a highly contagious respiratory disease
- I'll just call her up and say you got the flu— RUTH: (Laughing) Why the flu?†
Scene 1.1
- They know 'bout the flu.†
Scene 1.1
Definition:
highly contagious respiratory disease commonly called the flu