Asagai: (Rather quickly for him) That when it is all over - that you come home with me-
Beneatha: (Staring at him and crossing away with exasperation) Oh-Asagai-at this moment you decide to be romantic!
11. I think that Beneatha is the most lonely character in the play. She is widely set apart from the other young women because she is an African American who is also a feminist. During this time, they did not hold a whole lot of social power. The members in her family and the two men she was involved with basically told her that she was wrong in her feminist ways. I think she is also one of the loneliest members in the family. She is trying to go through college to become a doctor, which is frowned upon by those she is closest to. Also, she is the last one to receive money for her endeavors in the family (even though she never actually receives it because Walter invests the money in the liquor store). Finally, she is lonely because she doesn't think that anyone understands her desire to learn about her heritage. So she is excited about the idea of moving with Asagai to continue on a new journey that will hopefully fill some sort of void in her life.
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