Overview
Character Name
Joseph Asagai
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
chicago's southside, 1950s
Analysis
A young man in his 20s. He is from Nigeria but has come to America to go to college. He is courting Beneatha. He is a “rather dramatic-looking young man” (Lorraine Hansberry’s description). He is very direct, always speaking exactly what is on his mind. He seems to not
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