Mama is the mother of both Beneatha and Walter Lee. She is head of the family as well as maternal and religious. Mama wants to use the insurance money from her husband to buy a house for her family. Mama is proud of who she is and of her African heritage and believes in its importance. Mama is a good example of a black matriarch trying to keep her family in line and out of …showed first 75 words of 375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 375 total…something great with the insurance money. Mama wants a better life for her family and decides buying a house will help. Walter Lee wanted to own a liquor store, Beneatha wanted to become a doctor and hopes to use the insurance money to play for her tuition, and Ruth wanted to get away from the run-down neighborhood. Each character was different in there own ways accept for their dreams in life to become something better.