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Walter Younger In A Raisin In The Sun By Lorraine Hansberry

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Walter Younger is demanding. He acts as if money only belongs to him and not the family. Walter’s physical appearance, personality, and relationship all play a part in his demanding nature. Walter’s demeanor reflects the anxiety in Southside Chicago in the 1950s. Walter’s physical appearance is important because of the time and place in which this story occurs. Walter is a thin and intense man in his mid thirties. He tends to have nervous movements and irregular speech habits (Hansberry 25). Walter is African American which is important because during the 1950s, segregation was common. African Americans were not allowed to do what they wanted and this affected Walter, by making him think he could not be as smart or rich as a white man. His
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