George and Asagai’s characters have many differences, including their backgrounds, attitudes towards education, expectations of women, and views of African culture, and these differences are the reasons why Beneatha accepted Asagai and rejected George. George Murchinson is a wealthy African American man who is dating Beneatha at the beginning of the play. Asagai is a Nigerian man who is in love with Beneatha, and they bond over their interests about Africa. The men’s first contrast is in their views towards education. George sees education’s purpose as a tool to becoming successful, telling Beneatha, “You read books- to pass the course- to get a degree. That’s it- It has nothing to do with thoughts.” Asagai sees education as a power for knowledge,
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The plant that Mama cares for in the play is important to her because it represents the hope she has for her family to survive. Much like her plant, her family does not have everything that it needs. Her grandson sleeps on a couch in their living room, her children are unhappy with the direction of their lives, and their economic troubles constantly weigh them down. Her plant is also in a rough condition because it is almost dead, so both are struggling to survive. But Mama nurtures the plant throughout the book, loving it even in its worst conditions and worries that it “ain’t never going to see spring again” (40). Similarly, her unconditional love for her children causes her to never give up on Walter even when he seemed to have crushed all of the family’s dreams. And when the family’s dream comes true when they move into the new house, Mama brings her plant with her, showing that she continued to care for it enough for it to live in its new garden while her family thrives in their new …show more content…
Linder. Walter is passionate about his dreams of making money from owning a liquor store, and eventually becomes obsessed with the idea of investing money into this dream so that it will solve all of his problems. At first, he views his race as a group of people who will forever struggle to achieve success while white people are rich folks who are easily well-off in life. While arguing with his wife, Ruth states that Walter “would rather be Mr. Arnold than be his chauffeur” (34). Walter also looks down on African American women for not building their husbands up, and also says that African American men are “tied to a race of women with small minds” (35). But towards the end of the book, Walter’s beliefs on his race change when the family must deal with Mr. Linder and the white neighborhood that their new house is located in. When Mr. Linder insults the family and their race, Walter tells Linder to get out of his house repeatedly. Although it is not explicitly said, this shows that Walter does have some respect for his race because he was willing to tell a white man leave when he disrespected African
The plant that Mama cares for in the play is important to her because it represents the hope she has for her family to survive. Much like her plant, her family does not have everything that it needs. Her grandson sleeps on a couch in their living room, her children are unhappy with the direction of their lives, and their economic troubles constantly weigh them down. Her plant is also in a rough condition because it is almost dead, so both are struggling to survive. But Mama nurtures the plant throughout the book, loving it even in its worst conditions and worries that it “ain’t never going to see spring again” (40). Similarly, her unconditional love for her children causes her to never give up on Walter even when he seemed to have crushed all of the family’s dreams. And when the family’s dream comes true when they move into the new house, Mama brings her plant with her, showing that she continued to care for it enough for it to live in its new garden while her family thrives in their new …show more content…
Linder. Walter is passionate about his dreams of making money from owning a liquor store, and eventually becomes obsessed with the idea of investing money into this dream so that it will solve all of his problems. At first, he views his race as a group of people who will forever struggle to achieve success while white people are rich folks who are easily well-off in life. While arguing with his wife, Ruth states that Walter “would rather be Mr. Arnold than be his chauffeur” (34). Walter also looks down on African American women for not building their husbands up, and also says that African American men are “tied to a race of women with small minds” (35). But towards the end of the book, Walter’s beliefs on his race change when the family must deal with Mr. Linder and the white neighborhood that their new house is located in. When Mr. Linder insults the family and their race, Walter tells Linder to get out of his house repeatedly. Although it is not explicitly said, this shows that Walter does have some respect for his race because he was willing to tell a white man leave when he disrespected African