Walter desperately wants to have something that he can pass on to his son. “I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live…”(34). Walter is disappointed in himself because he has not done enough with his life except drive rich people around. He is also ashamed because his son is sleeping on a couch instead of a bed in a nice bedroom. “You see, this little liquor store we got in mind cost seventy-five
Walter desperately wants to have something that he can pass on to his son. “I been married eleven years and I got a boy who sleeps in the living room and all I got to give him is stories about how rich white people live…”(34). Walter is disappointed in himself because he has not done enough with his life except drive rich people around. He is also ashamed because his son is sleeping on a couch instead of a bed in a nice bedroom. “You see, this little liquor store we got in mind cost seventy-five