When Beneatha speaks of George Murchison, she speaks "with displeasure" and calls him "shallow" (Act I, sc. i). She feels that George sees himself as better than the Younger family because his family has money and Beneatha's does not. However, she says, "Oh—I like George all right, Mama. I mean I like him enough to go out with him and stuff" (Act I, sc. i). So, she even admits that she likes him, but she...
When Beneatha speaks of George Murchison, she speaks "with displeasure" and calls him "shallow" (Act I, sc. i). She feels that George sees himself as better than the Younger family because his family has money and Beneatha's does not. However, she says, "Oh—I like George all right, Mama. I mean I like him enough to go out with him and stuff" (Act I, sc. i). So, she even admits that she likes him, but she is really using him to have a good time and nothing else. Beneatha does not see in George a kindred spirit, like she does with Joseph Asagai. Beneatha's family also wants to see her marry George because it would be moving up in their social world; he has money, so he will be able to support her. However, he won't be the type of person who would allow Beneatha to continue her quest to be a doctor--he is a traditionalist, like her family, and the family hopes that George will settle Beneatha. Joseph Asagai, on the other hand, is more of a soulmate for Beneatha. He is an intellectual much like Beneatha, and he challenges her to think about what she wants in life, not just to follow aimlessly against the will of her family.
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