How Is Walter Presented In A Raisin In The Sun
In the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the characters Walter and Mama influence the plot the most. Walter feels as though nobody understands his dreams and he makes everyone feel bad about what they have done. While Mama buys a house for the family and it leads to a conflict between her and Walter separating the family even more than it already was. Walter is one of the most influential characters because he argues with or insults his family for not supporting his dream. One thing he says, to Ruth, is, “Who’s fighting you? Who even cares about you?” showing that he is trying to make her feel bad about not supporting his dream of opening a liquor store. Another thing he says to hurt Mama is, “So you butchered up a dream of mine
– you who always talking ‘bout your children’s dreams…” to Mama, this is devastating because she loves her family very much, especially her son, and to see him so devastated is heart breaking. Another thing that Walter does is he discourages Beneatha’s dream to become a doctor by saying, “Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? If you so crazy ‘bout messing ‘round with sick people – then go be a nurse like other women – or just get married and be quiet…” making her feel like she does not belong in the world during a time where African Americans were being discriminated against which discouraging her dream because he does not get support for his. Due to Walter saying all these hurtful things to his family he makes them feel discouraged from their dreams and it leads to separation the family. Mama is also an important character in the development of the plot. While the family is being destroyed Mama, the head of the family, feels that it is her responsibility to fix the family and she does this by buying a house. But when she says, “She went out and she bought you a house!” Walter reacts with fury and he turns away from everyone. Then later when Walter says to everyone why he has not gone to work in the past few days Mama realizes what she has done to her son and her reaction is, “There ain’t nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else – if it means – if it means it’s going to destroy my boy.” This shows that Mama is a very caring person and that she is always willing to risk her desires for her family. She also says, “Well – I guess you better not waste your time with no fools.” and Beneatha’s response is, “Thank you.” and, “For understanding me this time.” showing that Mama supports her even though it is for a rich person with plenty of money; for which they could gain many benefits from. All of this shows that Mama will prioritize her family over anything else even if it means risking all of the money she owns. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun the two characters that impact the plot the most are Walter and Mama. Walter argues with the people in his family all the time and Mama decides that buying a house for the family would bring everyone together. While they both feel they are right, it just leads to a big conflict in the play.
– you who always talking ‘bout your children’s dreams…” to Mama, this is devastating because she loves her family very much, especially her son, and to see him so devastated is heart breaking. Another thing that Walter does is he discourages Beneatha’s dream to become a doctor by saying, “Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? If you so crazy ‘bout messing ‘round with sick people – then go be a nurse like other women – or just get married and be quiet…” making her feel like she does not belong in the world during a time where African Americans were being discriminated against which discouraging her dream because he does not get support for his. Due to Walter saying all these hurtful things to his family he makes them feel discouraged from their dreams and it leads to separation the family. Mama is also an important character in the development of the plot. While the family is being destroyed Mama, the head of the family, feels that it is her responsibility to fix the family and she does this by buying a house. But when she says, “She went out and she bought you a house!” Walter reacts with fury and he turns away from everyone. Then later when Walter says to everyone why he has not gone to work in the past few days Mama realizes what she has done to her son and her reaction is, “There ain’t nothing worth holding on to, money, dreams, nothing else – if it means – if it means it’s going to destroy my boy.” This shows that Mama is a very caring person and that she is always willing to risk her desires for her family. She also says, “Well – I guess you better not waste your time with no fools.” and Beneatha’s response is, “Thank you.” and, “For understanding me this time.” showing that Mama supports her even though it is for a rich person with plenty of money; for which they could gain many benefits from. All of this shows that Mama will prioritize her family over anything else even if it means risking all of the money she owns. In Lorraine Hansberry’s play A Raisin in the Sun the two characters that impact the plot the most are Walter and Mama. Walter argues with the people in his family all the time and Mama decides that buying a house for the family would bring everyone together. While they both feel they are right, it just leads to a big conflict in the play.