Well… in the play Beneatha struggles with her race. She wants to know her culture. She wants to know where she comes from, what food she should eat, what to wear, how to be in her life. Being with Asagai has helped her mind expand her ways of thinking. Not only that but, he has helped her become her own person. Just letting Beneatha own what she feels is right as long as her mind is in the right place as well as her heart. Introducing you to another example from the play is when Asagai visits Beneatha at her home, he says “ 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!” (He laughs).” In this quote, it definitely proves that Beneatha has been trying to find the kind of person she is, by having Asagai help her, by knowing what her culture is like. Being able to express her culture, thanks to
Well… in the play Beneatha struggles with her race. She wants to know her culture. She wants to know where she comes from, what food she should eat, what to wear, how to be in her life. Being with Asagai has helped her mind expand her ways of thinking. Not only that but, he has helped her become her own person. Just letting Beneatha own what she feels is right as long as her mind is in the right place as well as her heart. Introducing you to another example from the play is when Asagai visits Beneatha at her home, he says “ 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!” (He laughs).” In this quote, it definitely proves that Beneatha has been trying to find the kind of person she is, by having Asagai help her, by knowing what her culture is like. Being able to express her culture, thanks to