https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k A misunderstood man with an extravagant plan en-us 2018-10-10 00:37:11 UTC 2018-12-05 17:42:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png 7972597472 https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311452158 Walter has lived his live under unfortunate circumstances, living in the same house that he is raising his child in, and living a simple life as chauffeur. He does not find this life appealing, however, as he dreams of bigger and bigger successes that could improve his life. Walter conveys this in a line from Act I, Scene i, where he says, "That's it. There you are. Man say to his woman: I got me a dream. His
woman say: Eat your eggs" (Hansberry 494). Walter is showing how he has dreams he wants to achieve because he works towards success, but other people put him down and prevent him from achieving such success.]]> 2018-12-05 16:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311452158 7972597472 https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311477320 Walter works as a chauffeur and makes a decent living off of his job, but his job is representative of how he has been given no opportunities in life and how he feels constrained to working for other people rather than being his own worker. His struggle is captured in a line from Act II, scene ii, "JOHNSON: Ain't nothing wrong with being a chauffeur. / MAMA: There's plenty wrong with it" (Hansberry 543). Mama also notices that there is not as much to offer for Walter in being a chauffeur, and so both Walter and Mama show that they want him to have a better job where he can work for himself and determine his own future. ]]> 2018-12-05 17:18:50 UTC https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311477320 7972597472 https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311480594 When not speaking about his own aspirations, Walter is often quite bitter and resentful. A quote from the first scene of the play reads, "WALTER: That is just what is wrong with the colored woman in
this world . . . Don't understand about building their men up
and making 'em feel like they somebody. Like they can do something" (Hansberry 495). Walter shows that he is often working hard to achieve his own level of success, but in doing so, he puts down anyone else that would try and defy him or prevent him from reaching his goal.]]> 2018-12-05 17:24:06 UTC https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311480594 7972597472 https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311484713 Walter, being a man that wants to see his child grow up and go to whatever college he wants, simply does not have realistic hopes for the world he lives in. In this way, many characters throughout the play notice his struggle and call him out on it. For example, the first time George meets Beneatha in Act II, Scene i, he says to him, "Good night, Prometheus" (Hansberry 531), after Walter questions George about his college live and makes unwarranted remarks about his character. While he may have been drunk in the scene, Walter is described using allusion and metaphor to show his desperate attempts to be successful, and this remark is just one example.]]> 2018-12-05 17:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311484713 7972597472 https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311487700 Walter Lee Younger has grand visions for his life, but is simply too driven and desperate to achieve his goals. At the end of Act II, scene ii, Walter is describing the elaborate life he has dreamed for himself, even saying to his child, "Just tell me where you want to go to school and you'll go" (Hansberry 547). Walter is a man who has his head in the clouds more often than most, but the way he drives towards his goals leads him to failure rather than success. He is hoping to open a liquor store so he can provide for his family, but after learning that Mama has used the money he was going to use towards a new house, he fails to even get to work to currently provide for his family. Walter is so driven towards his own goal, he fails to realize how it will affect him or the people around him.]]> 2018-12-05 17:35:50 UTC https://padlet.com/7972597472/cgm6eqef1h9k/wish/311487700