Marilyn Cruz

Corona Raquel

11/14/ 2014

 

In the play, A Raisin in the sun, the character that called my attention the most was Walter Lee, he aimed to convince his mother of giving him the money of his father insurance so that he can invested in a liquor store and this way get the money they need to improve they living conditions. They live in a small house with a tremendous amount of people not only that, they had to share the bathroom with the neighbors. Ruth who happen to be Walter lee wife’s seemed tired and with no hope that the situation they lived in will ever change. Travis Walter and ruts sons appear as a young boy who wants to do after school work in order to get some money and who doesn’t even had his own room and have to sleep in the living room. Mama Lena who appear as a strong and supporting mother and a religious women. Beneatha the little sister who wants to become a doctor and who also receive part of the money of his father insurance to study. she seems more educated and smart than the rest of her Family members.  Last but not least Bobo who happen to be Walter lee friend and partner.

 

Walter lee younger appears in the play as the main character. I choose to discuss this character personality because I like that his a dreamer. He wants to get out of poverty by making business with two partner.  In this play Walter and his sister Beneatha are the only ones who are willing to change their economic situation. Walter lee sees his father insurance money as the solution to all they problem. Even though he is a dreamer and he be getting idea in how to get rich, he never seemed to put effort in getting the money in some other ways, like working and saving money or looking for a better job, instead he wants to do things the easy way just by taking his father money. Walter lee is the kind of person that blamed others for things that happen to him. He said that none of his family member support him in achieving his dream and that colored women (referring to his wife) “don’t understand about building their man up and making feel like they somebody.” To me in the way that he referred to his wife is very disrespectful, which make me focus more in his personality. He believe that by putting this liquor store he will get rich and will have everything he ever wanted. His also a selfish person because he be fighting with his younger sister over the money. He think that his mother is wasting the money on her and that she should be a doctor. He strong personality and the fact that he wants to be successful, makes me like this character and as a reader I always look for the ones that make the play more interesting to read and for me lee personality and attitude toward the story make it even more interesting and fun to read.