Ruth Thinks Walter's Plans Can't Take Care Of The Family - And She Wants To Play Is Safe With Their Money. Walter Thins A Big Financial Risk Could Pay Off In The End. Both Love Each Other - And They Want To Make Their Dreams Come True - But They Can't Seem To Agree On How To Make It Happen. Poverty Impacts Their Relationship; Most Of Their Problems Seem To Revolve Around Finances.

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.