Name: ______________________________________ Date: _______________________________________ Paragraph Correction in the play a raisin in the sun written by lorraine hansberry, the main characters experience a major conflict. mama receives a insurance check for $10,000 which all of the younger family wants to use for something different. walter wants to open a liquor store, beneatha wants to go too school to be a doctor, and mama wants to buy a house. Ruth, walters wife, and travis, walters son, are the only characters who dont feel entitled to the money.