In the book A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, Walter, the father of the Younger household, initially starts off selfish and resentful of others. He is forced to change because of different problems that arise in their little cramp apartment in which all 5 of them live. In the end, Walter has transformed from a selfish child into a lovely and compassionate husband and father.
             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 talking 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!"
             There are many forces that forced Walter change his ways. Mama entrusted him with the money left over from the down payment on the house. She gives him $6,500 and tells him to give $3,000 to Beneatha's education. With the extra $3,500, she tells him to invest it into the liquor store. Later in book Bobo, a friend of Walter, comes to the door and tells them that Willy Harris had run off with not only the $3,500 that Mama gave him but also the $3,000 that was supposed to go into Beneatha's education fund. Because of that the Younger's are faced to the decision to either to continue to move or just cancel the whole thing. Walter felt guilty about the whole thing. Not only did his childish and impulsive actions cheap Mama out of her dream of having a house but also Beneatha's dream of going to medical school.
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