and the family provides accounts of his visit to Mrs. Younger, or 'Mama' as her family calls her. Beneatha says to Mama, He said, "Everybody ought to learn how to sit down and hate each with good Christian fellowship". Hansberry also uses Walter as a tool in her sarcastic dramatization. Walter makes fun of George's education and clothing, offended by George's disinterest in having any business conversations with him. Walter is aware that George assumes superiority over him and becomes further agitated when George calls him Prometheus.
             Indeed irony is a major dramatic technique in the play, and yet again Walter is Hansberry's illustration. Walter desperately wants to provide for his family, as he believes his manhood comes into question if he fails to do so. He has the typical American dream, one that desires 'a big house', 'a big car' and 'affluence'. Walter, however, is even more desperate to provide for his son, Travis, as he knows Travis' education is his last cha
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