Question Eleven. A Raisin in the Sun. 4

     I believe that there is not a single important character in this play that does not feel a sense of loneliness.  Mamma misses her husband, Ruth wants a husband who cares, Beneatha needs a person to support her, and finally Walter needs the support and understanding of the rest of his family.  Walter continually goes on random tangents as to why he needs the support of his wife and family and how it is affecting him that no one will listen to him: he feels alone.  While reading this, I noticed that Walter is suffering the most from this loneliness.  Walter plays many angles in this play.  We always see him trying to push ahead and make money for a better life, making him a protagonist; however, we also see him fighting his family and slowing progress between their bonding, making him an antagonist. The external conflict that he continually feels is obviously taking its toll. Whenever he proposes another, crazy idea, he is rejected by at least one member of his family.  This constant rejection is making Walter feel isolated from his true family.  However, when the situation and joy of the family is created equal when Mama buys the house alleviates that loneliness that Walter has felt for so long.