The American Dream is the ideal that every citizen of the United States should have equal opportunity to succeed and prosper. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, the Younger family faces many struggles while trying to achieve their American Dream. An independent African American woman, Lena Younger, known as Mama, has a dream of owning a house of her own with a beautiful garden. After her husband’s death, Mama receives an insurance check of $10,000, and she hopes to use this money to make her dream of owning a house come true. However, she does want to use some of the money to help her daughter, Beneatha achieve her dream of becoming a doctor. Her son, Walter Lee Younger, Jr. also has a dream of owning a liquor store so he could provide
