Movie Prompt Reflection

I think Beneatha represents a character who is universally connected to humanity. I feel that a lot of humans in general experience some of the things she does. For example, young women aspire to be in a specific career, yet they are shattered by problems like gender discrimination in the family as well as a lack of financial resources. This is something generally universal across humanity because society has mostly treated women as inferior. Also, this is universal to humanity because most people struggle financially as the extremely affluent only make up 1% of the national wealth. Similarly, a lot of people like Beneatha are probably shunned for being a realist - for being someone who doesn’t necessarily believe in God or connect to the supernatural. Many people are kicked out of their homes for not sharing the same religious views. In some ways, atheism is inevitable in our modern world because of our focus on rationality and logos and simply rejecting the notion of a God. 

I chose Beneatha because I feel I most closely can connect to her. This is because her current occupation is a student and I share that same occupation as her. She is discouraged by her family, and in some ways I am too for the major that I chose…my family doesn’t necessarily think it will be the best for my future, but I am passionate about it, so I don’t see any problems with that, but probably only the money. My family is very strict, but they do support me in other aspects and for that I am grateful. Also I sometimes fight with my family like Beneatha does. The scene where Walter tells Beneatha to just be a nurse, that level of tone and hatred is something I can connect to because there are times where my family just wants me to choose a different dream than my own.