Beneatha's Dream

Beneatha’s Dream People have dreams to do or be what makes them happy by setting goals to reach their dream. Dreams are almost like goals that people create in their mind to try to motivate them self to achieve their dream. The American Dream is the idea that everyone who is a U.S. citizen should have an equal opportunity to be successful and benefit through their hard-work, determination, and initiative. In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Beneatha Younger’s dream is to become a doctor and build a career/life for herself without anyone providing for her which connects to the American Dream through her independence, hard-work, and determination. Beneatha’s dream shows her determination to become a doctor and do what she

She puts a lot of effort and time in trying to get an education for herself and learn how to be her own person. Beneatha does not want to be with George because she feels that she will not be able to fulfill her dream of being a doctor. For example, “But if the Younger’s are sitting around waiting to see if their little Bennie is going to tie up the family with the Murchisons, they are wasting their time” (Hansberry31).Beneatha wants to be a hardworking woman and this connects to the American Dream because hard work is a big component of achieving what you want. Also, she does not want George Murchison stopping her from being a hard-working woman. She does everything by herself and puts her hard work into everything she does. Beneatha’s dream to become a doctor connects to the American Dream through freedom. She wants to be able to achieve her own life and make a living for

She wants to become a doctor and get the education she needs to become one. Throughout the play she proves that her independence means a lot to her. Beneatha wants to be free and have her own life, just like the American Dream. In the play she says to Mama and Ruth, “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” (Hansberry32). Beneatha’s main focus is to become a doctor and she does not want a marriage getting in the way of her dream. She wants to live her life with independence and be her own person without anyone compromising that. The American Dream is very similar to that by saying that people should have an equal opportunity to do things on their own and be independent. Another example is, “I have never asked anyone around here to do anything for me!” (Hansberry19). Beneatha wants her family to know that she wants to do what she wants to and does not want anyone getting in the way of it. She has never asked anyone to do anything for her because she wants to be independent. Her independence is what keeps her going with her dream. In the American Dream, independence proves that a person wants to achieve their goal through working hard by themselves without anyone or anything trying to change it. In conclusion, Beneatha’s dream is a fantastic example of the American Dream because she shows determination to achieve the things she wants to happen for her