Why does Beneatha want to pursue being a doctor?In her character she alwayz talked about being a doctor despite the fact that she didn't have much...

The young female character Beneatha in the Raisin In the
Sun play wants to become a doctor as the doctoral profession is seen as the highest
intellectual and social attainment in the United States of
America.

The play, Raisin in the Sun, was one of the first
serious and critically acclaimed plays for Blacks in America.  The verbiage, dreams,
ideals and aspirations of blacks were disclosed in this new arena.  Prior to this play
and Beneatha's character desiring to be a professional and a doctor brought credence and
reality to the fact that blacks are more than just maids and cooks or
nanny's.

Today we have Dr. Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey,
Dr. Condeleeza Rice and myself; Dr. Markla Phillips.  I too, read about Beneatha and
wanted to elevate myself via an outstanding education to be a scholar.  Not a person of
color than is stereotyped as ignorant and inept because she did not receive an education
nor properly plan for her future.

In the play, Raisin in
the Sun, the major concepts are about upward mobility, education and for Walter Lee, the
question he must answer is whether or not he can finally be a man.  In this time period
as now, the idea of black manhood or even a man with some money to make financial and
social decisions was a huge idea to discuss. 

The fact that
Beneatha wants to move ahead and use the family's scarce resources for the benefits her
own upward academic mobility does not sit well with her brother Walter Lee who has his
own designs for the money his mother left to him.