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Beneatha is a young, hopeful, and feisty woman. She lives with her mom, brother, his wife, and son. She also has a romantic attraction to her friend Asagai from Nigeria.

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Beneatha's need for money to go to college

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Beneatha's nickname given to her by Asagai. Which is Alaiyo meaning One for Whom Bread--Food--Is not Enough.

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Beneatha's dream to be a doctor

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"Listen, I'm going to be a doctor. I'm not worried about who I;m going to marry yet - if I ever get married. " (Beneatha)pg. 50
" I am not going out and be immoral or commit crimes because I don't believe in God. I don't even think about it. It's just that I get tired of him getting credit for all the things the human race achieves through its own stubborn effort. There simply is no blasted God - there is only man and it is he who makes miracles. " - (Beneatha) Pg. 51.
" Well come in and please excuse everything. My mother was very upset about my letting anyone come here with the place like this... Yes we have all got acute ghetto-itis."Pg. 60, Beneatha. They are very embarrassed of their home.
"You are looking at what a well dressed Nigerian woman wears... Isnt she beautiful?"Pg. 76, Beneatha.  She loves herself.
" Because I hate assimilationist negroes. " pg.81, Beneatha. She will always speak her mind.

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Mama-She likes her mother very much and her mother helps her out with school money sometimes. They share a room together.
Ruth-They are good friends who talk to each other about their problems.
Walter-She has a strained relationship with Walter, her brother, because he accuses her of taking all the insurance money for school.
Asagai-He is an African friend from Nigeria that Benetha went to school with. She has a little crush on him but she won't marry or date him.
George-A shallow rich man who is dating Beneatha and wishes to marry her but she will not because of his shallowness.

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Beneatha's goals are to be a doctor. She also wants to discover her roots.

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Beneatha does not have the money to pay for college which is needs because she wants to become a doctor. She has to depend on her family for the money and if they can't provide the money she will not be able to achieve her goal of being a doctor.