![]() ![]() Walter feels that in order to make his family happy they need to out of their economic oppression by investing in a liquor store where he feels they will make a lot of money and be happy. The conflict between them is their different ideals on how to make their family happy. ![]() In the play the conflict is strongest between Walter and his mother. Instead she does everything opposite of what Walter wants to do with the money. It just wasn’t the thing for us to do.” (1395) She wants to do something for the whole family and investing in a liquor store isn’t in her plans. Lena is the antagonist who doesn’t feel that she needs the money for herself, but at the same time refuses to give Walter all the money for his investment. ![]() Walter wants to take the family’s money and invest it in buying a liquor store, but he comes across one problem his mother. Walter is the protagonist of the play who wants to better himself and his family but can’t find a way until a $10,000 dollar check shows up for the death of his father. To show this the author uses a protagonist, an antagonist, conflict and a pyramidal pattern. To emphasize this point so use the conflict between the newer generation of the family, Walter Lee, and the older generation, Lena (mama). In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry the author uses conflict to help us see the theme of the play: No matter how hard people try to improve their lives they must not forget their family or their past. ![]()
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