Beneatha by John Titherington https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e An attractive, black college student who is studying to become a doctor. en-us 2021-05-11 01:34:49 UTC 2021-05-11 02:47:57 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f9d0.png Beneatha is after self fulfillment 12232908 https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732056 "BENEATHA I know he’s rich. He knows he’s rich, too.
RUTH Weil—what other qualities a man got to have to
satisfy you, little girl?
BENEATHA You wouldn’t even begin to understand." (Act 1, Scene 1) 

This shows that Beneatha does not want to be like the average woman of the time and marry a man just based off of what he can provide for her. She wants to provide for herself and find a true connection. ]]> 2021-05-11 01:48:32 UTC https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732056 Beneatha is struggling with religion 12232908 https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732172 "BENEATHA: I mean it! I’m just tired of hearing about God all the time. What has He got to do with anything? Does he pay tuition?" (Act 1, scene 1)

This shows that Beneatha has grown up in a house that is very Christian and she is starting to reject it. ]]> 2021-05-11 01:48:35 UTC https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732172 Beneatha is struggling between her ancestral identity and her American identity 12232908 https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732339 "ASAGAI (Laughing aloud at her seriousness) Oh … please!
I am only teasing you because you are so very serious about these things. (He stands back from her and folds his arms across his chest as he watches her pulling at her hair and frowning in the mirror) Do you remember the first time you met me at school? … (He laughs) You came up to me and you said—and I thought you were the most serious little thing I had ever seen—you said: (He imitates her) “Mr. Asagai—I want very much to talk with you. About Africa. You see, Mr. Asagai, I am looking for my identity!”" (Act 1, Scene 2) 

This shows that Beneatha is looking for her identity and wants to connect to her cultural side instead of her assimilist side. ]]> 2021-05-11 01:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732339 Her hair symbolizes her struggle against assimilation. 12232908 https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732411 "BENEATHA: (Turning suddenly) My hair—what’s wrong with my hair?" (Act 1, Scene 2) 

This shows that she cares about how her hair looks because it reflects her culture. Her struggle against assimilation led her to cut it and style it into an afro, and when Asagai mentioned it she immediately became worried that it wasn't natural enough. ]]> 2021-05-11 01:48:41 UTC https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511732411 Beneatha wants to be valued for her mind, not her looks 12232908 https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511752336 "GEORGE: You’re a nice-looking girl … allover. That’s all you need, honey, forget the atmosphere. Guys aren’t going to go for the atmosphere—they’re going to go for what they see. Be glad for that. Drop the Garbo routine. It doesn’t go with you. As for myself, I want a nice—(Groping)—simple (Thoughtfully)—
sophisticated girl … not a poet O.K.?
(He starts to kiss her, she rebuffs him again and he jumps up)" (Act 2, Scene 2) 

George saying this deeply upsets Beneatha. This shows she wants to be loved for her mind, not her looks. This also relates to her love of education and feminist beliefs. ]]> 2021-05-11 01:56:11 UTC https://padlet.com/12232908/5k1p5efkmaqyvy4e/wish/1511752336