We explored the relationship between dramatic conflict and character development in light of Act II's dramatic conclusion revealing that Walter has foolishly lost the family's money and hence impacted each character's aspirations. We discussed how the loss of the money impacts each character's dream and critically how each character's response to this critical event will reveal his or her character. We further examined Mama's comment that her fragile plant "expresses me!" Aiden discussed how Mama is a nurturing force in the play and how both the plant and Mama struggle with their environment- for the plant its "unnatural light deprived "environment" and for Mama her cultural environment.