A Change In Beliefs
In the first act of A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry brings up many issues that are still debated today. In the first scene, Beneatha, Ruth, and Mama get into their debate about Beneatha not wanting to marry George even though he's wealthy and then that Beneatha wants to be a doctor. When Mama mentions God during all of this, Beneath responds with "God hasn't got a thing to do with it" and sets off a big fight about her beliefs. In the end, Ruth says Beneatha thinks she's a woman, but is actually just a child. Was Beneatha being childish for believing that it is by her hard work that she'll become a doctor and that God has nothing to do with it? Or was she being childish for saying she doesn't believe in God in front of Mama, a woman with strong faith? Is it possible that in fact, Beneatha was speaking beyond her years when she speaks passionately about being a female doctor and doing it on her own?
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I think the Beneatha was being childish when she made the comment to Mama. She knew what the reaction of her mother would be. She had known how strong her mother's faith was her entire life. When she made the comment, it was to instigate something with her mother. Her mother was also offended because she raised her child to have the same values as she did, yet Beneatha ignored that in this arguement and through them back in her face. I don't think Beneathe is wise beyond her years at all. I think she is being immature and naive. She says all these things, but it is evident by her actions that she can change those views as well. Asaigi told that her hair was assimilist, so she cut it off. He had a big influence on her, despite her assertions of being a strong woman.
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