When he decides to move house and overcomes the conflict there was some sacrifice he had to make. Walter decided to sacrifice his dream of opening a liquor store, just to obtain respect from his family and his manhood again. For him it was a tough decision since he was already suffering, but at the end he ended up giving up on money and prove his family that he is proud and that he is not blinded by wealth. You can see that Walter had gained his manhood back, his clear mind and respect again from his family. In the last part of Act 3, Lena tells Ruth, “ He finally come into his manhood today, didn 't he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain,” which is a metaphor meaning that finally he is freed from sadness and now he has gain happiness and color by moving into the new house. Hansberry probably chose this metaphor just to emphasize how great Walter’s change was since first he was described as rain and now he was a rainbow. Also Lena talks about how he achieved his manhood today which means that finally he has realized that he doesn’t need money for his own ambition, but he just needs to know that his family will always support him. Protagonists have to go through sacrifices if they want to obtain things and overcome their obstacles and that is exactly what Walter …show more content…
Walter is like a representation of people who had to suffer from the same thing. They needed money to survive, so they become really obsessed with it, which made them crazy. Hansberry chose Walter carefully and the other members of the family to help the reader imagine the situation of what actually happened during those years. Walter should be considered the protagonists since compared to the others he is the one that goes through many changes and is the most focused during the entire