Ambition, whether it is worth it or not for an individual to reach their goals, the way we work towards our goals is the outcome of whether we can achieve success or failure. Being successful and failing is a part of working towards a set goal, but the difficulty of achieving one goal isn’t the same for everyone. Everyone has different backgrounds that enable them to have an easier opportunity to work with. If an opportunity presents itself, it is worth it to take action and pursue your ambitions.
Andrew Carnegie is a man of a poor background, working long hours as a child and having little education. “Carnegie was never able to attain a formal education and took solace in libraries, where he could read and learn using what little free time …show more content…
However, Walter’s mother decided to give some of the insurance money to Walter so that he could start up his business to provide for the family. “WALTER WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE LISTEN TO ME TODAY”? MAMA (Quietly) I don't 'low no yellin' in this house, Walter Lee, and you know it (WALTER stares at them in frustration and starts to speak several times) And there ain't going to be no investing in no liquor stores.” (Act 1, Scene 2) Similar to Andrew, Walter wanted to put money aside into a business so that he would not have to work the same cab job every day to provide for his family. Working as a cab driver and living in a city with segregation, Walter feels humiliated about people in his age group being unable to provide for their families and white people having a better quality of life. This gives him motivation to pursue a business of selling liquor. Even though his family disagreed with the idea of using the money as a risky investment, Walter still insisted that everybody should be on board with the idea of owning a business. Although his mother finally lets Walter handle the insurance money to split for Beneatha's college tuition and Walter’s business, he loses all of the money by trusting one of his friends to buy the license needed to own a liquor store. “BOBO I’m talking about the fact that when I got to the train station
Andrew Carnegie is a man of a poor background, working long hours as a child and having little education. “Carnegie was never able to attain a formal education and took solace in libraries, where he could read and learn using what little free time …show more content…
However, Walter’s mother decided to give some of the insurance money to Walter so that he could start up his business to provide for the family. “WALTER WILL SOMEBODY PLEASE LISTEN TO ME TODAY”? MAMA (Quietly) I don't 'low no yellin' in this house, Walter Lee, and you know it (WALTER stares at them in frustration and starts to speak several times) And there ain't going to be no investing in no liquor stores.” (Act 1, Scene 2) Similar to Andrew, Walter wanted to put money aside into a business so that he would not have to work the same cab job every day to provide for his family. Working as a cab driver and living in a city with segregation, Walter feels humiliated about people in his age group being unable to provide for their families and white people having a better quality of life. This gives him motivation to pursue a business of selling liquor. Even though his family disagreed with the idea of using the money as a risky investment, Walter still insisted that everybody should be on board with the idea of owning a business. Although his mother finally lets Walter handle the insurance money to split for Beneatha's college tuition and Walter’s business, he loses all of the money by trusting one of his friends to buy the license needed to own a liquor store. “BOBO I’m talking about the fact that when I got to the train station