The same thing happens when Beneatha speaks about God and is instantly shut down, rather violently, by her mother, who makes her repeat the line, ‘In my mother’s house there is still God” (51). On page 50, Beneatha speaks about whether or not she’ll get married and both women are appalled by the fact that she would potentially be single for the rest of her life because they are both married and have kids (another commonality). The most likely idea that comes to mind is the fact that Beneatha is younger than both Ruth and Mama and tends to challenge their ideas and traditions about the role of a woman in society and other customs while the two of them have the opportunity to bond over common experiences.
Why does she reprimand one and not the other? This raises an interesting question about Mama’s favoritism in the book between Beneatha and Ruth. However, when Ruth does the exact same thing on page 47 and in other instances, such as page 44, and she gets no reaction from Mama, who is talking to her both times. During this entire exchange, Beneatha is quickly reprimanded by both Mama and Ruth, especially in the beginning, for taking the Lord’s name in vain.
A few pages later we realize that this is because she believes that man makes his own miracles and that God has nothing to do wit it. On page 46 of the book, Beneatha angers Mama by taking the Lord’s name in vain, not once but twice. Taking The Lord’s Name in Vain: Beneatha versus Ruth in Act 1 of A Raisin in The Sun
Here is my literary analysis for Act 1 of the play. A fantastically written play, it teaches us to seize the opportunities given to us and not wait for the death of someone else’s dream to accomplish ours. The title of this book is taken from the poem “Harlem” by Langston Hughes, that asks the reader what happens to a dream deferred.
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