When the Youngers’ money is stolen, Walter decides to let their new house be bought by Linder. Mama is disappointed in Walter. She tells him that they did not come all this way for them to be put down by the white community. Walter realizes what he is doing and makes a stand.

At the end of the play, Walter tells Lindner that they are going to move into the new house, despite the resistance from the white community. He says that his son, Travis, is the sixth generation in America. He also says that they will move into the house because Walter’s father earned that money through hard work. Walter defends his family name by standing up to Linder. They have “come from five generations of people who was slaves.” He says that they deserve this house