In 1931, James Truslow Adams defined the American Dream when he wrote, "life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement." (Adams, 1931) This state of mind became the foundation of America’s driving force to become an iconic symbol of prosperity, where the only limitation is the will to succeed. For the majority of American Citizens this was the case; however, the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry sets into motion the conflicts that African Americans faced when minorities started to integrate into the American Dream by portraying the struggles these people had as a result of the separation of class. Hansberry uses each of the characters to portray a non-glorified
