Walter

As soon as I finished reading "A Raisin in the Sun," one bold thought kept running through my head. Walter's actions have caused me to strongly dislike him. Walter is such a bitter and selfish character throughout this whole novel. First of all, who simply gives away thousands of dollars without thinking twice about it? Walter. He failed to even put the $3,000 away for Beneatha's schooling, and took a part in crushing her medical school dream. He was so self-absorbed about his possibility of a liquor store that he didn't consider the thought of damaging his family. How Ruth can even stand him is beyond me. Walter's terrible blank expressions when she considered destroying the baby shows how non considerate he is. Why should Ruth carry a baby for nine months, when the father shows hardly any sign of wanting it? Plus the times when he treats his son Travis the best is when he has money behind him. He gives Travis a motivating talk, because he knows he now has Mama's money. Money is truly the cause of Walter's happiness. Ruth exclaims how excited she is that Walter took her out to the movies, and they actually held hands. The mournful fact is that Ruth can't even remember the last time that happened, but do you think Walter would have taken her to the movies if he didn't receive that money? No. 

Walter reminds me of people who gamble. Whenever my mom or dad come back from Las Vegas, they always tell me stories about how much money they see people gambling or betting. Some people are lucky, but others are super unfortunate and loose it all. Just like Walter, gamblers need to find a time to stop before they loose everything. Many hear stories about how people go to Vegas and keep betting until they have lost all their money, their cars or house even. These people and Walter need to stop carelessly using their money.  If Walter would have been less selfish, he wouldn't have caused such pain to his family.