In “Raisin in the Sun” Walter's character is held back from achieving his dreams because of obstacles that stand in his way. Walter's dreams dramatically change from the beginning to the end of the book. For example, at the beginning of the book the majority of his dream is to own a liquor store, and by the end he only wants to help his family. However, many people stand in his way of achieve his dream. At the start of the book when Walter is fighting for his dream of a owning liquor store, he is hindered by his family and himself. Walter saw a chance to make his dream come true when Mama received the check for ten thousand dollars. However, Mama and the rest of the family had different ideas of what to do with the money. Before he was given
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Paul Dunbar’s line, “I know why the caged bird beats his wings/ Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;/ For he must fly back to his perch and cling /And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars.” embody how Water is so determined to get the liquor store that he mentally kills himself by making many bad decisions such as running away instead of talking to his wife on page seventy-five. These lines are represented in my collage in the form of words. On the volcano, I wrote all the things he says that blame other people for why he is not where he wants to be in life. The line I chose from Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun” is, “Man; I’m a volcano. Bitter? Here I am a giant surrounded by ants! Ants who can’t even understand what it is the giants talking about” (Hansberry 85). Instead of Walter asking himself why he is not where he is, he is blaming others that are around him. Yes, it would be easier for him if Mama just gave him the money, but the money came from his father dying. If Walter was determined to get liquor, he could find a way. This is an example of how Walter is his own obstacle. I want the viewer of my collage to take away one important lesson. I want them to know that you can change your whole life by one sentence, no matter how big your obstacles are. In Walters case, these words were “We don’t want your money.”This line changed his life because in front of his
Paul Dunbar’s line, “I know why the caged bird beats his wings/ Till its blood is red on the cruel bars;/ For he must fly back to his perch and cling /And a pain still throbs in the old, old scars.” embody how Water is so determined to get the liquor store that he mentally kills himself by making many bad decisions such as running away instead of talking to his wife on page seventy-five. These lines are represented in my collage in the form of words. On the volcano, I wrote all the things he says that blame other people for why he is not where he wants to be in life. The line I chose from Lorraine Hansberry's “A Raisin in the Sun” is, “Man; I’m a volcano. Bitter? Here I am a giant surrounded by ants! Ants who can’t even understand what it is the giants talking about” (Hansberry 85). Instead of Walter asking himself why he is not where he is, he is blaming others that are around him. Yes, it would be easier for him if Mama just gave him the money, but the money came from his father dying. If Walter was determined to get liquor, he could find a way. This is an example of how Walter is his own obstacle. I want the viewer of my collage to take away one important lesson. I want them to know that you can change your whole life by one sentence, no matter how big your obstacles are. In Walters case, these words were “We don’t want your money.”This line changed his life because in front of his