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Success/Values: Walter Lee defines success as material and financial gain. Beneatha defines success as self-actualization, or learning about and nurturing oneself. But to their mother, Lena, success is less self-centered and lies more in creating a happy, healthy family. Lena frequently compares her children's values to her own and her late husband's, and finds her children to be less moral or spiritual in their hopes and dreams. She does not believe that material success will elevate the family, as Walter Lee does, instead observing that his grasping after success is damaging his family. Consider the generational differences in defining success, but also consider how Walter Lee's and Beneatha's notions of success resemble those of their parents. Dreams: An important aspect of Walter Lee's character is revealed in his interaction with Travis. He sees and admires his son's ability to hope: Travis is young enough still to believe that the world is open to and can be his if he wants it, with no limits. Walter Lee wants to believe in limitless possibilities, too, and he hangs onto his own ability to hope and dream. Travis's innocence and hopefulness remind
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Approximate Word count = 1435
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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