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A Raisin in the Sun

Walter Lee Younger

by:Reanneza Gallego Pd 4

Desire

Walter wanted to support Travis by giving him money for school and Travis himself.

Dream: Act I

"In fact, here's another fifty cents...Buy yourself some fruit today- or take a taxi cab to school or something!" (Act 1, pg 31)

Obstacle

Conflict

Ruth is opposed to Walter's action of giving money to Travis because they don't have a lot of money.

Travis: "I have to- she won't gimme the fifty cents..."

Ruth: "'Cause we don't have it"

(Act 1, pg 30)

Big Idea

At that time, men should be the provider of the family, so Walter giving the money even though they're already struggling financially shows Walter's desire of being the of the family. Men had to look like they were financially well because of social pressures. Walter focuses on his dream in the future, while Ruth focuses on the hard truth of reality.

Desire

Walter dreams of having a liquor store to provide for his family financially.

Dream: Act I

"Yeah. You see, this little liquor store we got in mind cost seventy five and we figured the initial investment on the place be 'bout thirty thousand, see. That be ten thousand each. Course, there's a couple of hundred you got to pay so's you don't spend your life just waiting for them clowns to let your license get approved." (Act 1, pg 33)

Obstacle

Conflict

Ruth is again opposed to Walter's decision and doesn't support his idea and working with Willy and Bobo.

"Anybody who talks to me has got to be a good for nothing loudmouth, ain't he? And what you know about who is just a good for nothing loudmouth?"

(Act 1, pg 32)

Big Idea

Walter dreams of having a liquor store so he could earn enough money to provide for his family. The liquor store is just the beginning of his dream, and if he successfully owns a liquor store, he'll be able to become the provider of the family, his dream.

Desire

Walter wants Ruth to listen to him and his dreams because Ruth keeps on pushing them away.

Dream: Act I

"See- I'm trying to talk to you 'bout myself- and all you can say is eat them eggs and go to work " (Act 1, pg 34)

Obstacle

Ruth is tired of listening to Walter, for all he talks about is the same and nothing new.

Conflict

"Honey, you never say nothing new. I listen to you everyday, every night and every morning, and you never say nothing new."

(Act 1, pg 34)

Big Idea

Walter wanted Ruth to understand him more and have a good relationship with her. Their relationship isn't the best at the time, and Walter only wants to have a good relationship with his family, his original dream.

Desire

Walter desires to have money because he believes it is the key to everything.

Dream: Act I

"Do you know what this money means to me? Do you know what this money can do for us? Mama- Mama- I want so many things" (Act 1, pg 73)

Obstacle

Conflict

Walter is blinded by money to everything that he is the conflict himself; He believes that money is everything to help him achieve his dream.

"Because it is life, Mama!"

(Act 1, pg 74)

Big Idea

Walter's desperation to get the money is caused by his idea that money equals life. If Walter gets the money, he'll finally be able to achieve his dream and financially support his family. If he has the insurance money, he will get everything, an even better life, and dreams.

Desire

Walter needs the insurance money of Mama for his dream, but Mama already used it to buy a house at Clybourne Park.

Dream: Act II

"It was your money and you did what you wanted with it. So what you need for me to say it was all right for? So you butchered up a dream of mine- you- you who always talking 'bout your children's dreams." (Act 2, pg 95)

Obstacle

Mama used her money to buy a house for the family because their family is falling apart, and she saw that buying a house might be a solution to bring the family back together. Walter's hopes are crushed after not getting the money.

Conflict

"Son- you- you understand what I done, don't you? I- I just seen my family falling apart today...just falling to pieces in front of my eyes...we couldn't of gone on like we was today. We was going backwards 'stead of forwards- talking 'bout killing babies and wishing each other was dead...when it gets like that in life- you just got to do something different, push on out and do something bigger"

(Act 2, pg 94)

Big Idea

Walter believes that the insurance money is the key to his dreams. If he loses it, he wouldn't be able to achieve his dream anymore. After Mama told him that she used the money to buy a house, Walter's hope for his dream disappeared, and he believes that he wouldn't be able to achieve it anymore. Without money, there is no future for him because, with money, there is hope.

Desire

Walter still wanted to achieve his dream of being wealthy and being the head of the family by owning a liquor store, so Mama gave him enough money for his dream.

Dream: Act II

"I paid the man thirty five hundred dollars down on the house. That leaves sixty five hundred dollars. Monday morning I want you to take this money and take three thousand dollars and put it in a savings account for Beneatha's schooling. The rest you put in a checking account- with your name on it. And from now on any penny that come out of it or that go in it is for you to look after. For you to decide...I'm telling you to be the head of this family from now on like you supposed to be." (Act 2, pg 106-107)

Obstacle

Conflict

Walter might have to use the money wisely or keep it safe so he wouldn't lose it because if he did, his and Beneatha's dreams, as well as Ruth, Travis and Mama's dreams, it'll be all gone.

"It ain't much, but it's all I got in the world and I'm putting it in your hands."

(Act 2, pg 107)

Big Idea

Walter finally receiving the money means he can finally achieve his dream to support his family. Insurance money is important to Walter because of his ideas about money. Walter receiving the money is the first start of him achieving his dream. This could also mean that since he finally has the money, he wouldn't feel as inferior to white people as before as a black man.

Desire

Walter dreams of the American Dream for himself and his family, so he tells Travis about the American Dream and his dream for him.

Dream: Act II

"...Your daddy's gonna make a transaction...a business transaction that's going to change our lives...That's how come one day when you 'bout seventeen years old I'll come home and I'll be pretty tired...'cause an executive's life is hell, man- And I'll pull the car up on the driveway...And I'll come up the steps to the house and the gardener will be clipping away at the hedges...And I'll go inside and Ruth will come downstairs and meet me at the door and we'll kiss each other and she'll take my arm and we'll go up to your room to see you sitting on the floor with catalogues of all the great schools in America around you...All the great schools in the world!...Just tell me, what it is you want to be- and you'll be it...Whatever you want to be- yessir!" (Act 2, pg 108-109)

Obstacle

Walter lost the money to Willy, meaning everyone's dreams are crushed. Walter wouldn't be able to achieve his American dream and his dream to support his family anymore because of the loss of money.

Conflict

"Willy!..Willy...don't do it...Please don't do it...Man, not with that money...Oh, God...Don't let it be true...Man...I trusted you...Man, I put my life in your hands...Man...THAT MONEY IS MADE OUT OF MY FATHER'S FLESH-"

(Act 2, pg 128)

Big Idea

Walter's new dream of the American Dream is a typical dream that a man would desire back then. A happy family, a great job, and a home with your loved ones. Walter finally isn't blind-sighted by money anymore and thinks about his family's dreams as well. This new American Dream is Walter's turning point as a character; He wants to be the head of the family and provide them with everything that he has.

Desire

Walter needs to make up for the money he lost to Willy, so he called Lindner to agree with his offer of paying the Youngers double the money they put down for the house.

Dream: Act III

"Don't cry, Mama. Understand. That white man is going to walk in that door able to write checks for more money than we ever had. It's important to him and I'm going to help him...I'm going to put on the show, Mama" (Act 3, pg 143)

Obstacle

Mama is opposed to Walter's idea of moving out of the new house to get double the money Mama put down for it. She believes that they don't need more money, for that money makes them not fit in society and that neighborhood, and all they need is themselves and home.

Conflict

"Son- I came from five generations of people who was slaves and sharecroppers- but ain't nobody pay 'em no money that was a way of telling us we wasn't fit to walk the earth. We ain't never been that poor. We ain't never been that- dead inside."

(Act 3, pg 143)

Big Idea

HOPE

Walter wanted to revive everyone's hopes of achieving their dreams after he lost the money. They are all in a bad situation, and Walter has to do something for their hopes to not die down.

Big Idea

Desire

Walter wants to stay in moving in at the new house, so he refused Lindner's offer of getting the money.

Dream: Act III

"And we have decided to move into our new house because my father- he earned it for us brick by brick. We don't want to make no trouble for nobody or fight no causes, and we will try to be good neighbors. And that's all we got to say about that. We don't want your money." (Act 3, pg 148)

Obstacle

Conflict

After refusing the money, Walter continues with his new American Dream and his dream to be able to provide his family support. This means that Walter and his family are still going to move into the new house, but they might still face harassment and racism because they are African Americans in a predominantly white neighborhood.

Big Idea

Walter finally realizes that money isn't everything, and he finally learns how to accept this family's dream. He now realizes that family is more important and that his family will help him achieve his dreams.

Walter Lee Younger is an African American man living with his family on the South Side of Chicago. Walter is a man who has a strong business mindset and is desperate for wealth, for he believes that money will solve everything. He dreams of being the head of his family and the financial support of his family.

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