... of a man to support her. Beneatha's character represents a black woman's feminist and unique goals in life in the late 1950's. In the scene, Beneatha made a point how she feels about a person on the inside. She felt others including Mama needed to understand that she looks beyond the surface of people. According to the text page 756, she explains to Mama: "Oh I just mean I couldn't ever be serious about ... George. He's-he's so shallow." Ruth replies by saying, "He's rich!" That is how Beneatha proves her point about looking beyond the surface. Beneatha does not want to be in a relation...

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