Similarities Between Beneatha And Walter

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Beneatha and Walter both feel under pressure to make something significant of their lives by reason of their father's death. Nevertheless, they go about it in different means. Beneatha expands from her loved ones and come across new people, such as Joseph Asagai and George Murchison, and she has strong feelings (or she takes on the feelings of those close to her). Beneatha desires to be a doctor, although this is not usual for Black women in her time period. Walter wishes to open a liquor store with his buddies, but he has not widen his surroundings as much and found different people to learn from. Sadly, this is his downfall, since Bobo and his other friend don’t turn out to be very dependable. Beneatha and Walter both want to overcome racial …show more content…

Escaping poverty was one of their biggest desires, even though they struggled to achieve this goal throughout the play, a great deal of their joy and unhappiness was directly connected to their accomplishment of, or failure to accomplish, this dream of being successful. Walter is his own problem to attaining his goals– he wants to be wealthy and successful, but he only attempt get-rich-quick schemes, which doesn’t succeed over and over again. He has a sincere entrepreneurial disposition and wants to progress. He also feels that having money is an indication of his success. Beneatha is the base of many of the fresh ideas and viewpoints that penetrate the family's home. At this time in college, she is continuously questioning the thoughts of race, society, gender, and the faith that her family has been raised with. She feels designated to become a doctor so that she, too, can be affluent. When that may be taken away from her, she has no reaction other than to despair helping other …show more content…

Walter’s dream is unrealistic and unbalanced in the white entrepreneur world. The only scene that Walter can express his entire dream, without being interrupted by someone in the family, is when he tell his dream-image completely to his son, Travis. This scene visibly presents Walter’s value decision, and also prefigures Walter’s risk with the family’s cash. In his dialogue, what he describes as being successful all depends on how much money he makes. If only he became rich, he could be the superior giving directives to the assistant, drive a nice black Chrysler, finance his wife with a car to run errands in, have a fine house with a landscaper, and complete all of his son’s needs. In his vision, all of this would take place after the business deal, which is going to change their lives. Yet, he only sees the exciting life of the rich minus truly observing the hard work, the ongoing information, and the experience that are necessary qualifications before an individual can make earnings. While he gives up his own individuality and fully agree to the white value, Walter is still faced with many difficulties in achieving his dream. This is because he doesn’t realize the real value of the American dream, which rests in parity and liberty, the moral aspect. Lacking any professional learning and rational attitude, Walter finds his life pointless and becomes another object consumed by the

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