Beneatha pursues her dream to become a doctor, which is a male-dominated profession during that time. She tells Mama and Ruth that she isn’t concerned about marriage and that she might not even get married at all. Walter always criticizes Beneatha’s ambition to become a doctor, telling her that she should just get married. Mama and Ruth share more traditional views on marriage and their role as women. Both characters work in traditionally female roles as domestic servants. Walter holds conventional views on gender, and his ability to fulfill his role as a the “man of the household” affects his self-esteem. Mama says ¨He finally come into his manhood today, didn’t he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain...¨(Hansberry 151). After Walter tells
