Forest Whitaker once said, “Stereotypes do exist, but we have to walk through them.” How challenging could it have been to be apart of the stereotypes in the 1950s? Women and also men were frowned upon if they tried to break apart these social standards during this time. In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry portrays Beneatha Younger- an African woman who suffers with racial and gender cliches and decides to make a change in her life. She defies against society’s standards and speaks her mind often. Beneatha wants to break racial and gender stereotypes by becoming a doctor. She seeks to find herself and create her own path.
In A Raisin in the Sun, the Younger family lives in a small home in Chicago in the 1950s. They are a family of five searching for better lives for themselves. Mama has two children, Beneatha and Walter Lee Jr. Mama wishes for a simple life in a brand new home for her and her family. Beneatha wants to become a doctor, despite the challenges. Walter’s dream is to open a liquor store and
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This could be because she acts out verbally or maybe Mama has a hard time seeing her as one. Twenty-years-old is very young to be deciding your life and it can be fairly hard to find yourself. During the way, it is common to make mistakes and it is helpful that most of her family members are older than her so she is able to learn valuable lessons. However, one can be older and continue to grow as a person such as her brother Walter.
Overall, Beneatha wants to break racial and gender stereotypes by becoming a doctor. She seeks to find herself and create her own path. In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry portrays Beneatha Younger as a woman in the 1950s who seeks to find herself in life while also making mistakes along the way. She faces gender and racial stereotypes and wants to break those standards that have been placed. It is frowned upon to do so, however, it is best to walk through