de for her is what I think gets her through life. We see her spiritual side come out in almost every situation. She is often asking God for guidance and can be heard saying, "Father, give us strength" (Lorraine Hansberry, p.120). Mama is a domineering woman who takes charge of the family. The entire family has an enormous amount of respect for Mama. We can see that she is distraught over what to do with the insurance money that is a result of the death of her !
             husband. Mama has no intentions of using the money for herself and can only think of her family. Ruth even suggests that Mama take a vacation for herself but Mama wouldn't even think twice about it. She is just not that type of woman. Her only concerns are for bettering her family. We see this when she takes it upon herself to go out and put a deposit on a house for them. We also see her love for her family and her trust in Walter when she gives him the remaining money. "What you ain't never understood is that I ain't got nothing, don't own nothing, ain't never really wanted nothing that wasn't for you" (p. 106). She feels that leading a good life is being happy and healthy and earning what you receive. Mama places great emphasis on the family and feels that if you don't have you family you have
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