There are many individual differences and conflicts within the family that is reflected through the various interactions that take place during the short time span in which this play occurs. Once again, everything revolves around the dreams of the household members- Beneatha's dream to be a doctor, Walter's dream of having a liquor store, and Mama's dream of having a house where the family can be together more comfortably are some examples of these aspirations.

All doctor's have a story. In this scene, we are shown why Beneatha was driven to practice medicine. This is a very important scene because we're also introduced to how people can lose their faith in something so quickly. Beneatha now claims her dreams to be that of a child or idealist. This is one of the scenes that portrays her identity crisis and shows that even her deep-rooted dream of becoming a doctor can be swayed easily by not truly being certain about her path in life.

t butting of heads, I had to rethink my answer to the question of who dominates the space in this work. At first, I thought this person to be Mama because of her matriarch ability to bring the family together. However, the more I considered it, the more I realized that the majority of the play is not spent with a content cast of family members. On a more indepth basis I now consider Walter Younger Sr. to be the character that most dominates the bulk of the play. I believe t

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