Walter Younger In Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin In The Sun

Walter Younger, husband, father, and son, all around just a man who struggles to continue living the poverty stricken life he has become so accustomed to, and who seeks to change the future of he and his family for the better. Though while his intentions may be in the right place, his means of achieving these goals are less than reputable. His desire for wealth more than often clouds his judgement causing his selfish behavior and rash decisions, which only leads to the opposite of what he is trying to accomplish. He believes his actions will go according to plan and all he has thought out will come to fruition, however, his high hopes and overconfidence in himself are what will inevitably bring him down. Walter is a selfish man who is persistent in his goal of obtaining money in hopes to have a better life and this persistence impairs his ability to be a good son, husband, and father. Once he learns to appreciate family, he can change as a person.
Following the death of his father, Walter’s mother received life insurance benefits that came to about ten thousand dollars. Seeing as the money came as a result from the death of her recently deceased husband, Lena and/or Mama is troubled when it comes to how to use it, whereas Walter sees an opportunity to take it for himself and open a liquor store,

Through troubling times and an overwhelming sense of responsibility he was able to overcome his imperfections and better himself and his mentality for the benefit of himself and his family. Mama had tried to remind Walter of the man his father was and how he could learn from him, and after a long journey and the loss of the money, he was finally able to set aside his personal interests and have the realization he so desperately needed to become the man he needed to