Walter Lee Younger A Raisin In The Sun

When observing the main character, Walter Lee Younger, one could say with certainty that it seems that he was deliberately sabotaging everything around him. With his idiotic decision making skills and his “inability” to pull himself together, Walter also verbally abuses his family and asks them to make decisions against their best interests. Even the other characters realize that he will or has been making terrible and costly decisions that impact their lives greatly as they try to convince him to do better. In the end the only person he cares about is himself and his pride over the family. There are three noticeable parts in A Raisin in the Sun where he seems to purposefully sabotage himself and the family; when he refuses to work, when he …show more content…
It is here that we observe Walter in his natural state of depressed demeaner, with his explanation being “Well—Wednesday I borrowed Willy Harris' car and I went for a drive . . . I just sat in the car and looked at them big black chimneys for hours. Then I drove back and I went to the Green Hat. (pause) And Thursday— Thursday I borrowed the car again and I got in it and I pointed it the other way and I drove the other way…etc.” (Lorraine Hansberry) Having done nothing but drive and go to the Green Hat, the threat of him being fired has little burden on him apparently. “Ain’t that sad-ain’t that crying sad,” Walter says with sarcasm dripping heavily from his lips. The significance of the money he spent on liquor and gas weighs little on his mind even though they live in poverty. In all actuality, it really seems that Walter is just throwing a …show more content…
Linder, twice. The first time was when he did not know that Willy had ran away with his money, acting as if he were on top of the world. He was extremely rude to Mr. Linder, even though Mr. Linder was only a messenger and was trying to compensate the Youngers. The second time was more meditated, Walter stating, “What I am telling you is that we called you over here to tell you that we are very proud…We don't want your money.” (Hansberry) Unable to suck it up and be a real man, he makes the decision for everyone to move into the house anyways. Choosing his pride over money, he set his family down the road to poverty and