Beneatha Younger Quotes
Strong-minded. Ambitious. Immature. Young adults attempt to figure out what they are going to do with their life. Many battles with the dream to be successful and the doubts from others on their ability. In the play, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry reveals A 20-year-old black women who struggles to discover herself through the character Beneatha Younger. Beneatha an immature African American young woman, endeavors with her pursuit of discovering herself while receiving an education in hopes of becoming a doctor. Throughout the play, she is exposed to more about herself that helps her grow as a person and views things differently. The play occurred in the 1950s on the southside of Chicago. The Younger family apartment holds two
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She flits from one hobby to another, from horseback riding to photography, without a way to pay for any of it. The Younger family stuck in poverty could easily use the money else where besides throwing away money for her rotating avocations. In an argument between Walter and Beneatha he reveals his frustration towards her selfishness, “I don’t want nothing but for you to stop acting holy ‘round here. Me and Ruth done made some sacrifices for you – why can’t you do something for the family?” This quote explains how the Younger family works to earn money for Beneatha’s hobbies but she does nothing to help herself. Self centered, Beneatha does nothing to help pay for her tuition, which exposes the immaturity that she still holds. An ambitious, strong minded, go getter Beneatha Younger struggles with her immaturity throughout the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. The role Beneatha serves in the play is the African American women in an evolving society who struggles to find her place in the world. Beneatha will go against the doubts made by her family to prove that she can do what she puts her mind to. If it was not for the fearless African Americans to go against society's image, would they still be in the same position as they were back in the 1950s
She flits from one hobby to another, from horseback riding to photography, without a way to pay for any of it. The Younger family stuck in poverty could easily use the money else where besides throwing away money for her rotating avocations. In an argument between Walter and Beneatha he reveals his frustration towards her selfishness, “I don’t want nothing but for you to stop acting holy ‘round here. Me and Ruth done made some sacrifices for you – why can’t you do something for the family?” This quote explains how the Younger family works to earn money for Beneatha’s hobbies but she does nothing to help herself. Self centered, Beneatha does nothing to help pay for her tuition, which exposes the immaturity that she still holds. An ambitious, strong minded, go getter Beneatha Younger struggles with her immaturity throughout the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry. The role Beneatha serves in the play is the African American women in an evolving society who struggles to find her place in the world. Beneatha will go against the doubts made by her family to prove that she can do what she puts her mind to. If it was not for the fearless African Americans to go against society's image, would they still be in the same position as they were back in the 1950s