Walter Lee

In the play a raisin in the sun the most interesting character is Walter Lee. I feel that he is going to continue to be a source of conflict with the other characters.  I would describe Walter Lee as selfish stubborn bitter and immature.  his interaction with his benetha to me shows that resents the fact that she is in school pursuing her dreams and mama is footing the bill.  Walter has an aspiration to open a liquor store and in order to do that he needs 10,000 which he wants his mama to give him.  her refusal to give the money makes him lash out like an immature child throwing a tantrum.  he doesn't care that mama  the has other plans for her money including seeing benetha through school and as we later learn buy a house.  the desires of his own mother can not over power gross l his belief that he is entitled to the money.

      Walter conversation with George showed me how resentful he is towards people that aren't just working to survive like he is.  He was angered by who George is and what he believed  George was a representation of.  To Walter George thinks he is one of the white college students and doesn't identify with the Blacks.  Walter feels he thinks is superior to him but the fact is that Walter really feels inferior to George and to compensate for that he disrespects him continuously. George failing to react did nothing but made Walter behave  even worse.

The way Walter deals with his wife's pregnancy was mind boggling due to the fact he never truthfully acknowledges Ruth's pregnancy or her choice to abort.  He is unsupportive because he is fixating on the money and the dream of owning the liquor store. I believe Walter will have to learn lessons the hard way and the second half of the story will center around his inability to adjust to his new surroundings