Langston Hughes wrote “Harlem” and Lorraine Hansberry embodies it within the characters dreams in A Raisin in the Sun. The characters and their dreams change and evolve throughout the book. Although Walter looks like a big strong man who supports his family, that is not the case in the beginning of the book. He is dissatisfied with the life he has and dreams of becoming wealthy and providing for his family as the rich people he drives around do and owning his own business. By the end of the book this is not his top priority.
At the beginning, Walter constantly complains about his life “I’m a volcano. . . . I am a giant – surrounded by ants!”(Hansberry 71). He always reminds his family how much better he is than them and acts as if he doesn’t
At the beginning, Walter constantly complains about his life “I’m a volcano. . . . I am a giant – surrounded by ants!”(Hansberry 71). He always reminds his family how much better he is than them and acts as if he doesn’t