Walter Lee is a middle age black man who is the oldest man in the younger household. Walter has big dreams and it seems that some of the time he only cares about money. Walter's dream through most of the the play is to have a liquor store franchise and be rich. toward the end of the book his dreams shift and he is focused on making his family happy. He realizes that he needs to be the man of the house and act like the boss. Walter is determined to be a successful businessman and at the end of the book most importantly make his family happy. At the beginning of the book Walter is motivated because he knows he’ll make a lot of money. At the end of the book he is motivated because he knows what it's like when his family is happy and he loves to
