Dream chaser. Hard worker. Untrustworthy. Characters with these traits will either learn to succeed in life or their bad decisions will get them nowhere. In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry shows the life of an African American man in the 1950s. Walter Younger, a hard working dream chaser who wants to provide for his family, learns a difficult lesson on his road to success. Walter is looking to Achieve the american dream. During the play A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry shows how one man tries to achieve the american dream. This dream for many is to make money so they can provide for their family. Throughout this play Walter tries to achieve the american dream and wants to buy a liquor store to do so. He wants to achieve it because his family, the Youngers live in a apartment with his wife Ruth, his son Travis, his sister Beneatha, and his mother Lena. This is too small for them and his son Travis has to sleep on the couch. Walters father passes away and the family learns that they will be receiving a sum of money and this will change everything throughout the play. …show more content…
At first he was concerned with money. Walter was talking about how Charlie Atkins wanted him to go into the dry-cleaning business and Ruth said no, and now he makes A hundred thousand dollars a year (32). Now Willy Harris wants him to buy a liquor store with him. Walter is angry because he doesn't have the money for that and his son has to sleep in the living room and all he has to tell him is how rich white people live. Walter also wants the money from the check so he can buy his liquor store and he gets angry and fights with his family about