Read this excerpt from Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun in which Walter reacts to Beneatha's news that Asagai had asked her to marry him:
WALTER. Africa! What he want you to go to Africa for?
BENEATHA. To practice there . . .
WALTER. Girl, if you don't get all them silly ideas out your head! You better marry yourself a man with some loot . . .
BENEATHA. (Angrily, precisely as in the first scene of the play) What have you got to do with who I marry!
WALTER. Plenty. Now I think George Murchison —
Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of this excerpt?
ABy showing the siblings arguing, the author echoes their contentiousness from the beginning of the play, leaving the reader satisfied.
BBy Walter's telling Beneatha to marry a man with money, the author reinforces what Walter values most at the beginning of the play.
CBy having Walter refer to Beneatha's silly ideas, the author re-emphasizes the search for individuality as a key theme of the play.
DBy having Walter and Beneatha argue, the author leaves the reader feeling disappointed that both still try to divide the family.
WALTER. Africa! What he want you to go to Africa for?
BENEATHA. To practice there . . .
WALTER. Girl, if you don't get all them silly ideas out your head! You better marry yourself a man with some loot . . .
BENEATHA. (Angrily, precisely as in the first scene of the play) What have you got to do with who I marry!
WALTER. Plenty. Now I think George Murchison —
Which statement most accurately describes the aesthetic impact of this excerpt?
ABy showing the siblings arguing, the author echoes their contentiousness from the beginning of the play, leaving the reader satisfied.
BBy Walter's telling Beneatha to marry a man with money, the author reinforces what Walter values most at the beginning of the play.
CBy having Walter refer to Beneatha's silly ideas, the author re-emphasizes the search for individuality as a key theme of the play.
DBy having Walter and Beneatha argue, the author leaves the reader feeling disappointed that both still try to divide the family.