Walter Younger In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

Lorraine Hansberry, in her novel A Raisin in The Sun powerfully conveys the dream of her character, Walter Younger. Presented by having him explicitly ask for help to complete his dream, by having Walter reach his dream then fail, then by having those dreams change and become something new. Transforming from a man wanting to purchase a liquor store with the money from his father's death just so he can become more wealthy, to wanting to support his family in their act of moving to a white neighborhood, makes Walter a more well rounded character who cares for his family. This shows how Walter truly feels about his family because he only runs to help them after he has lost it all, he just wanted their money. However, he later wanted their trust back so he could more help them in life. Walter is forced to beg his mother for the money to open the liquor store because he knows that there is no other way that She, Lena Younger, will
Even though Walter almost sold the house, he still changed to fulfill their dreams because it's what he wanted to do and what was right. Walter wants to help his family move into the white neighborhood that they planned to move into before Walter wanted to go and take some money. Walter is cheerful and joyful throughout the rest of the novel because he finally realizes that he does not need to fulfill his own dreams to make himself and his family happy. “WALTER enters with a large package. His happiness deep is in him; he cannot keep still with his new-found exuberance”(549). Walter’s dream is complete when he achieves complete happiness. Him dancing with Ruth broke a wall that would change his life from being selfish to being a family man for the rest of the story. The joy he brought to the house by helping them move allowed everyone to be happier and just make it easier to