George Thinks That People Only Receive And Education To Get A Degree And Become Successful More Quickly - Whereas Bennie Thinks Education Should Be Something People Want To Do. George Sees Education As The Means To An End - But Bennie Sees Education As Learning Because You Love The Acquisition Of Knowledge

A 1959 play by Lorraine Hansberry. The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred") by Langston Hughes. The story tells of a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood as they attempt to "better" themselves with an insurance payout following the death of the father.