Literature-In-English Paper 3 WASSCE (PC), 2016

Question 5

       LORRAINE HANSBERRY:  A Raisin in the Sun

    Discuss Asagai’s influence on Beneatha in the play.


Observation

A good number of candidates attempted this question. However, many of them wrote on the characters of Beneatha and Asagai without mentioning Asagai’s influence on Beneatha.

The required answers should include:

  • Beneatha’s peculiar nature kindles their relationship.
  • The impact of the relationship on the development of Beneatha’s self-consciousness and her quest to return to her root in Africa.
  • The love relationship enables Beneatha to realise her dream of becoming a medical doctor and settling in Africa to practise.

 

Candidates’ performance in this question was fair.