GEORGE Oh, don’t be so proud of yourself, Bennie—just because you look eccentric. BENEATHA How can something that’s natural be eccentric? GEORGE That’s what being eccentric means—being natural. Get dressed. BENEATHA I don’t like that, George. RUTH Why must you and your brother make an argument out of everything people say? BENEATHA Because I hate assimilationist Negroes!
