A Raisin In The Sun Beneatha Character Analysis

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In the novel, A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry illustrates Beneatha's curious and non mainstream personality through the use of indirect characterization. Initially, in act one, Beneatha is confronted by Ruth and Mama, who aren't happy that Beneatha jumps from one activity to another, they “wonders sometimes why [Beneatha] has to flit so from one thing to another all the time”(22). Mama feels that Beneatha never pursues her interest, such as photography, Beneatha “ain't never done anything with that camera equipment you brought home”(22), she feels as if Beneatha is wasting her time trying to express herself with these activities. Beneatha, with all the criticism she receives from her family, continues exploring her true identity to