A Raisin in the Sun

     In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, many characters are searching for a better way of life. Mama is trying to make a better life for her entire family by buying a new house in a better part of town. Beneatha is trying to make a better life for herself by getting an education to become a doctor. One character trying to improve his life that stood out to me the most is Walter Lee. Walter is the husband to Ruth and that father to ten-tear-old Travis. When Walter is given $3,500 to do whatever he pleases with, he knows he must use it to give his family a better life. Walter tells Travis, "things are going to be very different with us in seven years, Travis... One day when you are seventeen I'll come home- home from my office downtown somewhere-" (502). Walter continues on, telling Travis how great their life is going to be. I respect Travis very much for stepping up and being the husband and father Ruth and Travis deserve. His determination to create a better life for himself and his family is extremely admirable.