Beneatha and Nora each provide a strong female presence throughout their respective plays. Both women strive to become empowered and live life on their own terms, not their husband’s or family’s. Beneatha’s dream of becoming a doctor is challenging in her time for women, and especially black women. Racism and sexism set up many obstacles in her path that would prevent Beneatha from achieving her dream. She is an independent and fierce woman who is not afraid to stand up for her own beliefs. Beneatha’s own family challenges her interest in becoming a doctor. Walter, her father, asks Beneatha almost every day if she has made up her mind about her future. He is quoted saying “I’m interested in you. Something wrong with that? Ain’t many girls
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Each woman fights against the societal expectations placed on them in their own way. Both agree that women must have equal opportunities as men, and know to change the system they must fight back against it. It was very uncommon for wives to leave their husbands during the time A Doll House is set in, but Nora decides to do so anyway. She knows that for her own sake that she must leave Torvald and a superficial marriage behind to find herself. Beneatha fights against the same oppression that she faces by striving to become a doctor, and taking pride in her racial identity. Beneatha does what she wants to do, and does not feel bad for her nonconformity. Beneatha has a strong sense of pride in herself that allows her to be fearless. Although Beneatha and Nora each rebel in their own way against societal expectations, there are some major differences between the two women. Nora was married off and had to suffer through a marriage she did not truly care about for years to gather the strength to finally leave her husband and become her own woman. Beneatha however, rejected George Murchison, a very wealthy suitor that her family wanted her to pursue, and avoided a similar fate as Nora. She is much more confident in herself than Nora was at that age, and was able to fend George off. It took Nora a long time to realize how much she needed to become independent, whereas
Each woman fights against the societal expectations placed on them in their own way. Both agree that women must have equal opportunities as men, and know to change the system they must fight back against it. It was very uncommon for wives to leave their husbands during the time A Doll House is set in, but Nora decides to do so anyway. She knows that for her own sake that she must leave Torvald and a superficial marriage behind to find herself. Beneatha fights against the same oppression that she faces by striving to become a doctor, and taking pride in her racial identity. Beneatha does what she wants to do, and does not feel bad for her nonconformity. Beneatha has a strong sense of pride in herself that allows her to be fearless. Although Beneatha and Nora each rebel in their own way against societal expectations, there are some major differences between the two women. Nora was married off and had to suffer through a marriage she did not truly care about for years to gather the strength to finally leave her husband and become her own woman. Beneatha however, rejected George Murchison, a very wealthy suitor that her family wanted her to pursue, and avoided a similar fate as Nora. She is much more confident in herself than Nora was at that age, and was able to fend George off. It took Nora a long time to realize how much she needed to become independent, whereas