There are two types of conflicts in this story: external and internal. External conflict is a conflict that has to do with one's own internal struggle, while internal conflict is a conflict that has to do with a problem that lies outside of oneself. External conflict affects all characters. An example of external conflict is Man vs Man, in other words Walter vs Lena (Mom). Lena doesn't want to give Walter the entire check to help him open a liquor store because she doesn't want her husband's money tied up in a liquor store. Walter and Mom clash because they both want to be the head of the family and make decisions. An example of internal conflict is Man against self, or Walter against Walter. Walter struggles to make a decision for his family. He's not really the man of the house and he put his trust in Harris when he shouldn't have. Even with Man vs self, Ruth had two problems to deal with. The first problem was that she had to decide whether to support her husband's dream or her mother-in-law's dream of moving to a new house. The second problem was her premature pregnancy, which weighed heavily on her heart and she even thought about having an abortion due to their situation. She is very hesitant to have an abortion because her mother tells her the story of what happened when she lost her child. Ruth chooses not to have an abortion, as she states in the play: "I'll tie my baby to my back if I have to and I'll wash all the floors in America and I'll wash all the sheets in America if I have to - but we gotta move... We gotta get out of here." (Hansberry p. 1968) Another conflict that the author brings to light in the play is Man vs Nature with Mama and her plant At the beginning of the play Mama had a plant that symbolizes hope. She took great care of the plant despite the poor living conditions that were lacking