A Raisin in the Sun Why does mama slap beneatha ? Act one Asked by Selene Victoria A #438965 on 4/25/2015 8:09 PM Last updated by Aslan on 4/25/2015 10:24 PM
Beneatha succinctly denounces God as only an idea that she does not believe in. Mama slaps her and makes her repeat, "In my mother's house there is still God ..."