Walter Younger

Walter Younger is a selfish black man in A Raisin in the Sun. He only cares about money in the beginning of the play, and opening a liquor store with his friends Willy Harris and Bobo. Towards the middle of the play, Walter's mom, Mama gets Walter's dads, Big Walter insurance money and gives it out to her kids, Walter and Beneatha. Mama also keeps some of the money for herself and decides to buy a house for the family. After Walter is given the money, he loses it because he only cared about himself and didn't care about the whole family. When Walter loses all of the money he also loses his families trust and respect. He is tempted to accepted an offer from Mr. Lindner who is trying to keep Walter and his family from moving into their house in an all white neighborhood. At the end of the play, Walter decides to give up his dream of opening a liquor store and declines the offer to take Mr. Lindner's money for the house.