Unique Identities: Ruth Younger, Lena Younger And Beneatha Younger

Unique Identities In the Younger family there are three generations of women which are Lena Younger, Ruth Younger, and Beneatha Younger. Each person’s look on society and how they grew up make them differ. Having goals helps portray their identity in this article, in which they are ‘Unique’. Lena Younger (Mama) is a very hardworking, faithful woman. Her nurturing personality is symbolized by her houseplant. She dedicates her whole life to her children, but struggles to instill her value in them. She is kind and patient with her family but admits that her children, sometimes, frighten her. Through the play, Lena struggles to connect with her children and feels like she went wrong with them. Like Lena’s plant, her family is far from perfect but there’s still hope for them. The whole family is waiting on a $10,000 dollar insurance check that is coming from Lena’s late husband. Being accused of butchering her son’s dream, she trusted her son (Walter) with the rest of the check ($6,500). Lena’s faith was tested when Walter lost
All her family members, especially her mother, work hard to put her through school. She wants to find ways to truly express herself, while her family teases her about her way of self-expression. Beneatha is a person who looks past the dirty present and sees a bright future, no matter the circumstances. As she becomes more educated, it’s harder for her to relate to her family. Beneatha’s college education has helped to make her progressive, independent, and a total feminist. She seeks to be a doctor because of her desire to help people and a childhood incident. Her African boyfriend, Asagai, says she tries to hide her African-ness by acting white. He also wants her to go to Africa with him and marry him and she is considering it. Beneatha is just a black woman that strives to further her education and make something of herself, rather than to struggle all her