Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

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Walter and his friends tried to hang Richard. It was shocking to the pastor because he ant use to that. When Walter first realizes he had trouble with speech was when he had to read out loud. Walter biologically father had moved to Harlem. Most people would call Walter bad boy. Walter had considered his adopted family to be his real family. Walter Uncle Lee talks out the side of his mouth so that screws want see him talking. Walter had become a fanatic of baseball. Walter had say Sugar Ray Robinson, and Joe Louise as a child. Walter had got in trouble the first day of school. Walter had scored the highest grade on a spelling test. Mrs. Conway called Walter a bad boy because he had thrown some books. Mrs. Conway gave Walter

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