Myers describes how the next school year was a disaster, and how he had trouble attending a lot of his classes. He claims that English was the reason that he did not drop out and that he grew as a writer during this year, although he felt confused and was becoming depressed. He even began writing poems about his loneliness but was unable to tell his parents how isolated he felt. Myers began hanging out with a boy named Frank, with whom he got into trouble, with while his mother wondered what was wrong with her
On twenty-seven through twenty-eight, it says that, frank a graduate, volunteered to help Walter with his speech and how he grows out of his speech immediate. Also in chapter four, page twenty-eight, it tells us about Walter starts the fourth grade with a good start and now has a best friend named Eric Leichardt. It says that Walters’s new teacher knows all Walters tricks so now that she knows Walter knows he can’t do worse this
This decision, in turn, drastically changes Walter’s mood from negative, drunk, and rude to more positive, sober, and believing that his dream could actually become a reality. Previous to this decision, Walter’s emotional state would repeatedly change from angry to upset. He would constantly escalate a situation in order to create an argument. For example, after George Murchison’s departure from the Younger house, he calls Walter, “Prometheus” (86).
In the beginning Walter is basically perceived as a jerk-he doesn’t seem to get along with anyone, not even his own family. His character likes to turn discussions into fights, make rude comments to his wife, and act all around immature. A part that accurately shows the way Walter conducts himself is when he is arguing with Ruth and says “Man say: I got to change my life , I'm choking to death, baby! And his woman say- Your eggs is getting cold!”
Family History Walter was born in Prince William County, Virginia. He was raised by his mother and step-father. He stated that his living environment was “not healthy”. His mother was addicted to drugs and his step-father was an alcoholic.
He wants to be a businessman and own a liquor store. He wants to be able to provide for his family and give them what they have never had. Walter also wants to take his mother’s position as the head of the house and make the financial decisions for the family. Walter can be seen as selfish as instead of putting the money for him and his sister in the bank he uses it all and loses it trying to fulfill his own dreams with no regard to his sister’s dreams or the rest of the family’s.
Walter feels his job is more than unsatisfying, and can not make Mama understand, since her simplistic views are just like Ruths. In spite of his personal inadequacies with his job fulfillment, Walter shines in the end of the story with understanding and growth of his own fathers not so wonderful job. Walter seems to be reflecting on his own status as a
Throughout the plot, he struggles with acceptance of his social status and economical situations, but ends up achieving true fulfillment in simply being proud of who he and his family are as people with aspirations. Walter’s evolution
Walter dealt with a hardship in his live as well. Walter was faced with racial discrimination. He wanted to have money to be able to to what he wants, follow his dreams. The only problem is that he didn 't have a high paying job. Your probably thinking to yourself why doesn 't he just get another job.
As usual, neither his father nor his mother rushed out the door after him [...]. Other parents [...] would have followed such an angry and upset boy out of the house” (Taylor 114). Taylor uses Walter's parents to portray the ongoing effects of colonization, as they neglect Walter’s emotions, not caring to check up on him
Especially towards his family. “Oh, Walter…(Softly) Honey, why can’t you stop fighting me? WALTER (Without thinking) - Who’s fighting you? Who even cares about you?” Walter was also very stressed and angry about his current situation.
Through To Kill A Mockingbird, Harper Lee teaches us the righteousness of empathy. Harper Lee 's technique of writing and coinciding Christian beliefs weaved through emphasizes the importance of the story 's moral and themes. It is through Scout, the young dynamic and protagonist, that Lee opens the reader 's eyes to a realistic world of prejudice and inequality during the 1930s. Though introducing many characters throughout the novel, it is through Lee 's wise father character, Atticus Finch, that she further helps teach her readers life lessons, one being empathy. While narrating in first person, Lee further details her novel with the setting and use of style and diction.
Walter declines Karl Lidner while staring at Travis, his little son. With these actions, Walter is seen as a family man- somebody who realizes the importance of family. Walter develops into a character similar to his father- Big Walter. Big Walter was seen as “a man who loved his children”(PAGE) according to Mama. Even though he was financially unstable, he “” QUOTE.
Walter uses his imagination to give himself certain qualities,
Walter is a man who dreams big, while his wife Ruth is level headed and wants to leave this house (Hansberry). All of these characters have their flaws, but it is who they end up being that is important. These characters are here to provide messages for us about the theme, which is the importance of family, and that money is not all that
