Beneatha's Differences

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Beneatha’s suitors have many differences including many differences relating to their backgrounds, attitudes towards education, expectations of women, and their perspective on their African heritage. These differences are vital to Beneatha’s final choice of Asagai over George.

One main difference between Asagai and George is their background, this impacts many parts of their life, most notably including their perspective on their African heritage. Asagai was born in Nigeria, Africa, which leads him accredit more traditional African methods of life compared to George’s willingness to “give up his own culture and submerge completely in the dominant...oppressive culture”(Hansberry 81) due to his birth in the United States. By generally supporting

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