Beneatha: "I mean it! I'm just tired of hearing about God all the time. What does He got to do with anything? Does he pay tuition."
Mama: "You 'bout to get your fresh little jaw slapped!"
One apparent difference that I noticed throughout the book was between Beneatha and Mama. Beneatha is a strong, independent woman focused on her dream to become a doctor. Money, family, and love does not stand in the way of her dreams. Also, she does not believe that God has played a role in how she got to where she is today. In contrast to this, Mama is strong in her belief in God. Mama shows empathy and love towards everyone in her family and acts according to that love. Beneatha has a dream and aspires to be someone and acts according to her aspirations. In this way, it makes it hard for Mama to understand Beneatha and her reasoning for things. I think that Mama and Beneatha could definitely be considered foil characters.
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