Who Is The Hero In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

Throughout our lives we all try to please people. Whether it’s with our looks, attitude or intelligence we always try to leave a legacy and be remembered so those after us will live for us. Everyone in this world is living for someone, trying to make someone somewhere proud and give back to them. In the novel, A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter Lee is living for his son, Travis. Walter will do anything in his power to give Travis a better life and marvelous future, even sabotage his entire family. In the film Of Mice and Men, originated from the book written by John Steinbeck, George Milton is living for his disabled friend, Lenny Small. Although, George is rather burdened taking care of Lenny and watching his every move, he does everything in his power to help him live, work, and try to achieve his dream of owning a farm. …show more content…
and I'll hand you the world!" These words spoken by Walter Lee in A Raisin in the Sun merely show how much Walter loved his son, Travis. He loves Travis more than anything and will do anything for him. Walter wishes for his son to be raised in better conditions than he was and to have a better future. In order to do so he submerges himself in his dream where he will own a liquor store and become rich. Unfortunately, due to how much he immerses himself in his counterfeit reality he drags himself and his family into even deeper financial troubles. Despite the hardship, Walter refuse to show his son that they are struggling and continues to remind him of the marvolous life they will have some