Walter A Raisin In The Sun Character Analysis

To begin, Walter is a complicated character. He is shown to be someone who can be a good guy, but is just way too frustrated with how his life is. He related to each of his family members in different ways. His relationship with his mother Lena, is one that looks like it once had a strong bond, but is somewhat broken when Walter sees that she is unwilling to invest dreams, and how Lena sees that he doesn’t care if his wife gets an abortion. However, it is slightly mended when Lena gives him money for his investments. He related to his wife in a complicated manner. She is in no hurry to change her life, and is not afraid to tell her son that they don’t have any money. This frustrated Walter, as he is in a hurry to change his life, and wants to make it seem like they do indeed have money, when in reality that is not the case. He is shown to relate to his son by having the same dream of owning luxuries one day. It is clear that he does love his son, but is frustrated with having to deal with living in such a small environment with …show more content…
I understand he was tired of his life, but he should not have given his money to someone else; he should have made sure the money was given to the right person, so the he didn’t lose his money. However, I did approve of his decisions to turn down the offer that would force them to move out of the neighborhood they wanted to move into. Additionally, at first I believed Walter’s character was dislikable and shameful. It seems that all he ever cared about was only money and it made him appear selfish. I understand that he was exhausted of living paycheck to paycheck and that in those times it was hard for African Americans to advance in the world, but the way he expressed it was in a cruel and selfish fashion. For example, when his mother informed him that Ruth wanted an abortion, he expressed no dissatisfaction. He merely did not care, and only had financial stability on his