Who Is Walter Younger

At the beginning of the story Walter Younger is shown to be a surprisingly disagreeable person. He picks fights with his sister, Beneatha. He says all sorts of mean things to Ruth, his wife, and argues with his mother, Lena. It seems working as a chauffeur with no room for career advancement has made Walter feel like less of a man. He's in his thirties and can barely provide for his family, it’s no surprise whatsoever that he feels inadequate.
Walters plans to use his dead father’s ten thousand dollar insurance payment to invest in a liquor store with his "buddy," Willy Harris. His decision to invest with his “friend” a person he hardly knew is both an important indication of his immaturity and an emerging tension throughout the story. After …show more content…
Her two companions are critical to her inner struggle, each one pulling her too completely opposite answers. Asagai urges Beneatha to embrace her African roots and over the course of the play we see her explore her identity. She is even seen in one seen with her hair grown naturally in an afro as she dances around in Nigerian robes to African music. On the other hand we have George. He is an African American, but sees absolutely no reason to honor their African heritage. George sees himself as an American first and foremost and thinks that blacks who spend a lot of time worrying about Africa are wasting their time.
By the end of the story Beneatha seems to not be into George as much as she was during the beginning of the play. She is shown to be leaning heavily towards the direction Asagai has shown to her. We see her developing a fondness for her African heritage and as we leave Beneatha nearing the play's conclusion, she is even considering marrying Asagai and practicing medicine in Africa. However we do not actually see how Beneatha conflict actually turns out, as we never see whether or not she actually marries Asagi and continues learning about African