https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7 Honors Character Map of Walter Younger en-us 2017-08-07 22:58:31 UTC 2024-06-04 12:25:19 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Carfront.png adriancalderon926 https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180311603 Walter Younger believes that if he opens his liquor store, then he will be able to obtain all of the money he and his family will ever need in their lives, and he will finally have been able to provide for his family through actually accomplishing something and being his own boss. However, throughout the story, other characters advise him against it. Walter thus represents Prometheus as it was the goals of Prometheus that lead to his own downfall. When George calls Walter Prometheus, the insult foreshadows the event in which Walter loses his money in pursuit of his dream of having a liquor store.

"GEORGE: Good night Prometheus! 
WALTER (to RUTH) :Who is Prometheus? RUTH: I don't know. Don't worry about it. WALTER (in fury, pointing after GEORGE):  See there—they get to a point where they can't insult you man man—the to y got to go talk about something ain't nobody never heard of!" (Hansberry) 

" BOBO (in sudden angry, frightened agony): What's the matter with you, Walter! When a cat take off with your money he don't leave you no road maps! " (Hansberry)]]> 2017-08-07 23:22:11 UTC https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180311603 adriancalderon926 https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180312664 One of the things that weighs Walter down in his life is the fact that he is in his thirties and continues to struggle to provide even the bare necessities for his family. He wants to provide for them, to give them all that they need, and he wants to be the one to do it, all by himself. Thus, when his mother is the one who moves his family up in the world by buying a house in a better neighborhood, he is ashamed that he was not able to do this great deed for his family, and feels his mother stole it from him. Walter is hurt and angry at himself that his aging mother had to come to the rescue. His insecurities are struck, and he takes it all out on his mother, the person he blames for preventing him saving the day by finally giving his family all that they need through his liquor store. 
Thus explains Walter's explosion on his mother. 

" What you need me to say you done right for? You the head of this family. You run our lives like you want to. It was your money and you did what you wanted with it. So what you need for me to say it was all right for? (bitterly, to hurt her as deeply as he knows is possible) So you butchered up a dream of mine—you—who always talking 'bout your children's dreams . . . "(Hansberry)]]> 2017-08-07 23:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180312664 adriancalderon926 https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180313335 Walter has been struggling for years to provide for his family. He has hit a metaphorical brick wall, as the many sacrifices he made for his family have not taken his family out of poverty. Due to hitting this wall, Walter has blamed himself, and is constantly angry at himself and takes it out on his family by constantly making arguments with them. The wall is struck again when Walter's mother buys the house, as Walter takes it as proof that he could not and would never take care of his family, despite his best efforts. His dream of providing for his family, which hinged on his plan to own a liquor store, has sunken, and Walter finds himself trapped against the wall and cannot move past it, shown in how he wastes away drinking and driving around the city, not working for three days. 

"That' s too—Everything is sad...And then I went to the Green Hat. You all sad? You all depressed? And you know where am going right now — " (Hansberry)]]> 2017-08-07 23:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180313335 adriancalderon926 https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180314012 Walter walks around packed full of so much self hate, disappointment, dissatisfaction, anger, depression, pain, and other such negative emotions. Walter does not express himself in a healthy way, and is therefore bursting at the seams. He is explosive, an emotionally stick of dynamite, sensitive to everything, as anything can set him off. Walter constantly explodes in anger towards his family, as it is the only way that he can get it out. He takes out his inner rage upon those closest to him, and lifts himself up by putting others down and by exploiting their faults. Walter is always causing arguments and yelling in the family due to his anger. 

"WALTER: (rising and bending over the table): Where were you, Mama? (bringing his fists down and shouting) Mama yo , u didn't go do something with that insurance money, something crazy? " (Hansberry)]]> 2017-08-07 23:53:05 UTC https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180314012 adriancalderon926 https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180314953 When Walter loses the rest of the insurance money, he seems to finally take more responsibility for his actions rather than blame someone else. Walter, full of self-resentment already, quickly blames someone else for losing the money and avoids taking responsibility for his actions. Walter does this throughout the play, as he rages against himself by directing his rage to other people, rather than remove the rage by improving himself and his life. Walter shows some growth here, as he realizes that it was him who lost the insurance money, now all that Walter feels is pain over the loss, as he feel the sting of Willy's betrayal. Walter is not screaming at other people, or blaming his family, but has shown growth and may become more careful and selfless with his money and responsibilities now. 

"  Oh, God . . . Don't let it be true . . . (He is wandering around, crying out for WILLY and looking for him or perhaps for help from God.) ...(He starts to crumple down on floor..." (Hansberry)]]> 2017-08-08 00:07:58 UTC https://padlet.com/adriancalderon926/athzo6axr4f7/wish/180314953