https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt Walter en-us 2018-01-02 14:45:39 UTC 2018-01-10 04:57:06 UTC hello@padlet.com jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/218328752 Walter is a very depressed and self loathing person. " (he starts to pound his fists on the floor sobbing wildly) THAT MONEY IS MADE OUT OF MY FATHERS FLESH" (pg. 128) he doesn't think very highly of himself after he loses the rest of his family's money to willy Harris, after this he starts going into a depressed state. ]]> 2018-01-02 15:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/218328752 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219312262 Walter towards the end of the book is a very pessimistic person. he feels that there is no hope and he comes to a depressing conclusion that he explains to his mother " I laid there on my back today... and i figured it out. life just like it is. who gets and who don't get."(pg. 141) after Wily Harris takes the rest of his money Walter gets a new outlook on life. he feels that there are people that take and people that get taken from. He feels like hes someone that gets taken from.]]> 2018-01-08 12:31:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219312262 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219322043 I think Walter is a very troubled person. although I don't personally relate to him, I can definitely sympathize with is personal struggle. He tries his best to provide for his family yet it never seems to pay off. he may seem to be completely depressed and hopeless but he is trying, and it's that drive he has to keep trying that makes him a good person. At the end of the novel Walter seems to have given up, but his sudden change of attitude helps show how much he cares for his family and their future.]]> 2018-01-08 13:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219322043 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219772457 I feel that the theme of Raisin in the sun is the strength of family. "well- what I mean is we come from people who had  a lot of pride. I mean- we are a very proud people." This quote supports the theme of the strength of family because it explains how proud they are as a family. Before Walter said this, he was about to accept the money from Lindner, but then he realized who in a way help earn his family that house, his father, and Walter knew that his family deserves that house. In that moment he realized how proud he was to be apart of his family, he even starts to bring up how proud he is of his sister and his son before making the final decision to move in. It seems like what made him realize his pride in his family again was the support from his mother, the love from his wife, and his love for his sister and his son. What really seemed to keep this family together was their faith and pride in one another, even when there seemed like there was no hope.]]> 2018-01-09 15:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219772457 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219993296 I feel this piece by Gilbert Ruiz  Relates to Walters character in the novel. This piece relates to Walter's alcoholic tendencies and illustrates how it sometimes seemed like he needed alcohol when he was feeling sad or sorry for himself. There are a few times when Walter comes home drunk in the book, and it is usually after he makes a mistake or feels guilty about something, like most alcoholics do.

 ]]> 2018-01-09 21:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/219993296 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/220033789 Walter is a very regretful person, he makes some big mistakes over the course of the novel that cant be undone. "What do you do when you want to turn back? But you can't because its All just pitch black." I feel that this quote encapsulates Walter's regret he experiences in the novel. Walter would do anything to have a chance to go back on the decisions that he made in the past, like giving Willy Harris the rest of the insurance money for example. No matter how hard Walter tried, he wouldn't be able to go back on his decision that faded into black, and all he has left is his own regret.

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/who-do-you-do]]> 2018-01-10 04:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/220033789 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/220034970 "well I'm afraid that the circles I've been drinking myself in aren't big enough for the vowels that I try to fit inside of them" - from here to utopia; Ramshackle glory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sl_gyMftEqg]]> 2018-01-10 04:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/220034970 jkurz73 https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/220036313 These lyrics relate to Walter's character because of his tendency to drown his sorrows in alcohol. Time and time again he'd "drink himself in circles".
He'd drink to escape his problems, then in turn run into the same problems, then try to drink those away in a never ending cycle. Eventually that cycle would stop when he learned to stop feeling so sorry for himself. His cycle of drinking probably became too tight for him, which in turn made him eventually realize that he had to get up and be the man of his family.]]> 2018-01-10 04:38:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jkurz73/v6cug4g4gzbt/wish/220036313