A Raisin in the Sun
Act III, Scene One
A Close Reading of the Dialogue between Asagai and Beneatha
1.
What is Beneatha’s mood at the beginning of Act III?
2. How does Asagai feel about moving? Use a QUOTE and EMBED it in your response. See page 132.
3.
Asagai arrives and listens to her childhood memory. Based on her childhood memory, what did
Beneatha believe? How does Asagai respond? (Pages 132-133)
4. Beneatha and Asagai view life in different shapes. What does Beneatha say life is like and what does
she mean by this? What does Asagai say life is like and what does he mean by this?
Beneatha’s view
Asagai’s view
Shape:
Shape:
Meaning behind the shape:
Meaning behind the shape:
5. According to Asagai, realists are....
6. According to Asagai, idealists are…
7. Does Asagai prefer to be a realist or an idealist?
8. Do you prefer to be a realist or an idealist? Explain.
9.
Explain the following quotation by describing what is being stated here and your opinion.
“Isn’t there something wrong in a house – in a world – where all dreams, good or bad, must depend on
the death of a man” (Hansberry 135).
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10. What does it mean to “LIVE THE ANSWER” (Hansberry 135)?
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11. What plan does Asagai propose to Beneatha?