In the beginning of the book, Walter is selfish and he is very resentful to others. The only person he doesn't seem to disrespect is his son, Travis, because Travis doesn't ask for much from him. An example of his selfishness is when Walter was saying that Travis should get out of the bathroom because he needs it. When he doesn't get it as fast as he thought he tells Ruth that Travis should get up earlier. Another example is on page 34, Walter was talkin

g about how he is 34 and hasn't amounted to anything and Ruth tells him to eat his eggs. "Damn my eggs-Damn all the eggs that ever was. See-I'm trying to talk to you 'bout myself-and all you can say is eat them damn eggs!"

Walter's change in his attitude happens relatively quickly but it had been coming for a long time. His attitude was going to change eventually. It was just the matter of what was going to put it into motion. In this case it was Mr. Linder coming and offering them money not to move into the house. Walter went from making the family fall apart to making everything "fit". He made everything better.

In the end it all works out. Walter calls up Mr. Linder to except the offer for not moving into the neighborhood. Mama completely disagrees. She does not want to take money from any one, especially the white people. Wh

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Willy Harris, Ruth Travis, Hansberry Walter, Travis Travis, , selfish resentful, beneatha's education, move house, beneatha's dream,
Approximate Word count = 564
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)