In an attempt to make things right between herself and her son, Mama entrusts Walter Lee with the rest of the money. When Mama decides to use part of the money as a down payment on a house in a white neighborhood, her conflict with Walter escalates and causes her deep anguish. Minor conflicts erupt over their disagreements. The mother objects mainly for ethical reasons she is vehemently opposed to the idea of selling liquor. The son, Walter Lee Younger, is so desperate to be a better provider for his growing family that he wants to invest the entire sum in a liquor store with two of his friends. When the play opens, Mama, the sixty-year-old mother of the family, is waiting for a $10,000 insurance check from the death of her husband, and the drama will focus primarily on how the $10,000 should be spent.
This play tells the story of a lower-class black family's struggle to gain middle-class acceptance.
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