The actions each character took and all the struggles they faced and overcame symbolized the problems of racial and gender discrimination in society as a whole. References to the Ku Klux Klan, Chicago, and the 1950s depicted a time period where blacks fought slavery to achieve freedom and equality in America. Issues of race and gender throughout the show played a major role. There was no hope to be seen in the south until scene two of the second act. This section revealed that the Youngers are a family full of pride who struggled and hoped to look for a better place to improve their life and omit the corruption around