Read this excerpt from lorraine hansberry's a raisin in the sun:his sister beneatha enters. she is about twenty, as slim and intense as her brother. she is not as pretty as her sister-in-law, but her lean, almost intellectual face has a handsomeness of its own. she wears a bright-red flannel nightie, and her thick hair stands wildly about her head. what does the description of beneatha in this excerpt best reveal about her as a character?

a. it reveals that she is envious that her sister-in-law is prettier than she is.

b. it shows that she thinks she is intellectually superior to her family.

c. it shows that she is her own person and doesn't care about how she looks.

d. it reveals that she and her brother walter have a great deal in common.

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Jenny Mccarthy

8 January, 20:03

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Karli Tanner · Answer 1

The answer is "it shows that she is her own person and doesn't care about how she looks."

Destiney Schwartz · Answer 2

A. it reveals that she is envious that her sister-in-law is prettier than she is