Beneatha Identity

Unlike the rest of her family, Beneatha looks beyond her immediate situation in an effort to understand herself as a member of a greater whole. In the play Beneatha is the most educated of the Youngers, she sometimes seems to be obnoxious and self-centered. Beneatha is concerned about what she’s going to do with her life and doesn’t believe in god because, She feels like god shouldn’t be the reason we do good things and why do we always look for him, when we need help. Additionally why do we only rely on what he thinks of us and why does he always take credit for our accomplishments. Beneatha struggles with culture identity, deciding which man is right for her and figuring out her dreams. The cultural identity that beneatha struggles
Asagai urges Beneatha to embrace her African roots. Over the course of the play we see her explore her identity, when she takes a cue from Asagai and lets her hair go natural. On the total other end of the assimilation debate is Beneatha's other rich boyfriend George. He's a black American as well, but sees absolutely no reason to honor their African heritage. Asagai also pushes beneatha to be more independent and sees something in her. He pursues to tell Beneatha “Then isn’t there something wrong in a house in a world where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on the death of a man? I never thought to see you like this, Alaiyo. You! Your brother made a mistake and you are grateful to him so that now you can give up the ailing human race on account of it! You talk about what good is struggle, what good is anything! Where are all going and why are we bothering? (Hansberry, Pg.39). Asagai urges Beneatha to live her dreams instead of depending on someone else to make them possible. He admires her independent spirit and hopes to ignite it in her again. Unsurprisingly, Beneatha seems to not be into George at all by the end of the play. When we leave Beneatha at the play's conclusion, she is even considering marrying Asagai and practicing medicine in