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Walter wishes that he could provide more for his family, but that dream slowly got ripped away. The insurance money that Mama received didn't go to want Walter was hoping for. His wish of a liquor store got ripped away when Willy Harris ran off with the money that was left from Mama buying the house. He didn't get to live in his fantasy world, he actually had to handle reality. "Willy!... Willy... don't do it... Please don't do it... Man, not with that money... Man, please, not with that money… Oh, God... Don't let it be true..." (561)

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Walter has a short temper towards everyone in the family. He is mad that he doesn't get everything that he wants and when he wants it. He seems angry throughout most of the story. He seems most angry when he realizes that his dreams will never become true, he will just have to be happy with what he has. He is unhappy with his job and wants to own a liquor store. "Mama I, don't know if I can make you understand." (522)

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Walter was the rain during the story. He kind of made people's days miserable. He always created "mud puddles" for the other members of the family. He made the family not really want to deal with him. At the end of the story, Walter finally showed his true colors that he was capable of showing. He kept his true colors hidden until the rain had passed. "He finally come into his manhood today, didn't he? Kind of like a rainbow after the rain..." (577)

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Walter was conceded in himself. He didn't care about anyone except himself most of the time. He's bottled up his emotions and didn't truly show them around his family. He was lost in alcohol anytime he ran into any obstacle in his life. "Seem like you getting to a place where you always tied up in some kind of knot about something. But if anybody ask you 'bout it you just yell at 'em and bust out the house and go out and drink somewheres." (521)

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Walter is anchored in his life in the beginning. He wants to provide more for his family, but hasn't tried to leave his current job to find a new one. If he looked for a new job, he might be able to find one that he actually likes He continues to stay doing a job that he hates, just to be able to support his family. He has made a sacrifice to anchor down on a job he hates just to be able to take care of his family. "I open and close car doors all day long. I drive a man around in his limousine and I say, 'Yes, sir; no, sir; very good, sir; shall I take the Drive, sir?' Mama, that ain't no kind of job.. that ain't nothing at all." (522)

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Walter is wrapped up in the idea of money. He wants to live in the world he fantasizes about daily. He wants to be able to be looked at like he's worth something. He wants to be worth something without doing the work for that money. He wants all of the fantasy, but none of the reality. He's just so tied up in his fantasy world, and he lets the thought of money rule his mind/life. "Mama—sometimes when I'm downtown and I pass them cool, quiet-looking restaurants where them white boys are sitting back and talking 'bout things.. sitting there turning deals worth millions of dollars.. sometimes I see guys don't look much older than me--." (522)

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Walter has a sweet and caring side he doesn't show very often. He doesn't want Travis to follow in his footsteps. He wants Travis to grow onto bigger and better things. He wants him to have a job he loves, instead of one he hates. He wants him to be smarter and more successful. Instead of Travis being a little flower that is beautiful yet small, he wants him to grow big and beautiful like a tree. "...Just tell me where you want to go to school and you'll go. Just tell me, what
it is you want to be—and you'll be it...Whatever you want to be—Yessir! You just
name it, son and I hand you the world!" (547)

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Walter is like a king in a crown. Kings are selfish and stubborn. They want everything their way and no one else's opinion is taken into consideration. Walter doesn't care that Beneatha wants to go to college to be a doctor because he doesn't believe in her. He also doesn't like what Mama decides to do with the money because it doesn't just involve him. "So what? He was mine, too--and Travis' grandfather--but the insurance money belongs to Mama. Picking on me is not going to make her give it to you to invest in any liquor store and I for one say, God bless Mama for that." (498)

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Walter is in way a chihuahua. He yells and is always angry, but never truly blows up on someone to cause physical harm. Chihuahuas are considered "ankle biters"; they nip and nip at people's ankles, but never truly mean to harm someone. Walter arguing with his family members is like a chihuahua nipping at ankles, it's kind of like a warning to stop before things get bad. "I don't want nothing but for you to stop acting holy 'round here. Me and Ruth done made some sacrifices for you—
why can't you do something for the family?" (497)