Beneatha hates assimilationist because they show no pride or respect in for their heritage. Walter may act like a fool at times but he may have more pride than any of the Youngers. He shows that he proud of his family when he says; " We have decided to move into our house because my father-my father- he earned it for us brick by brick". Pg.148 This shows his pride because he is talking about how his father worked himself to death just to keep his family alive. The Youngers may lose hope at times but they will never lose their
This relates to Walter Lee because Walter, too, is chained. His obsession with becoming wealthy and prominent keeps returning through out the play. Walter feels as though no one in the family supports his idea of opening a liquor store, but they want him to be an entrepreneur, but opening a liquor store is against his mother's moral grounds. Walter's arrogance is clearer when he asks Beneatha about her decision to become a doctor: He asks why she couldn't just become a nurse or get married "like other women." When he comes home after drinking with his friends and Beneatha is dancing to the African music, he says, "Shut up" to Ruth, just before joining Beneatha in the dance.
54). Greed was a recurring topic in the factories during this time. Factory owners did not want to shovel money out of their own pocket for any extra expenses, such as safer equipment. Greed also constituted the reason why factory owners hadn’t wanted to unionize for fear of losing money and power. Mike’s death, from a blast furnace accident, left his wife and four children to carryon without him in the midst of the first world war; however, unlike Dubik only receiving 75 dollars for funeral expenses, Mike’s family received thirteen-hundred dollars for compensation along with a five-hundred dollar death benefit to pay for the funeral signaling a better compensation plan as time progressed (pg.
Baba’s biggest admirer is his own son, Amir has always looked up to Baba and wanted him to care about him and love him. Amir feels as though his own father doesn’t even love him because Amir’s mother died while giving birth to him. People in the town envy the plentiful life that Amir and his father have. They have a nice house, a Ford Mustang, an orphanage, and plenty of money. In the book The Kite Runner, Khaled Hosseini uses
In this story Rip was portrayed as lazy man who did not want to do any type of work, at home or at work. He was said to be useless on his farm, his land and property falling to pieces. However, Rip should not be believed to be a sluggish man. Rip’s laziness could be interpreted as an attempt to avoid and, at the same time to object his wife, Dame Van Winkle. It is shown in the way how Rip is being loved by the villagers: he always helps his neighbours to do various jobs, plays with children and dogs are not barking at him.
And Torvald, on the contrary, is unable to comprehend this nude fact. It was already mentioned, that both men earn enough money to provide for their families. Torvald Helmer is a prosperous lawyer, he seems to be a law abiding good-doer; Walter Younger is a driver, but he dreams of opening liquor store, hoping to earn money and improve the living conditions of his family. Torvald feels himself to be the head of the family, he patronizes everything. He takes pleasure in positioning authority at home, as well as, at his bank.
His dream in life is to become a wealthy business man. He thinks that this would solve all his and his family’s economic and social problems. He lives with his mother, sister, wife, and son. Walter wants to become the head of the family, but no one thinks he is worthy to be it. His plan to become successful is to open up a liquor shop with his two friends, but he does not have the money he needs.
Even though most Okies were low on money and didn’t have space in their cars, they let others in need join them. As Ma says to Casy when he asks if he could go along “Why, we’d be proud to have you” (Steinbeck 101). This shows the Joads would accept a man in need into their family. The Joads accept him because they say it would be good to have a preacher along with them. Later in the story, the Joads come across the Wilsons.
Lennie also gives a lot, like when he says, “Ain’t we gonna have no supper” (304)? When Lennie says this, it shows that maybe he won’t have anything to eat. This is because Lennie and George are saving money for the dream both of them have to live with no one pushing them around and ”living off the fat of the land”. The American Dream for some was just living a simple life. Lennie and George just want to be happy.
He experiences vexation because he is unable to provide his family with basic living essentials, like a bed. Both Gatsby and Walter make sacrifices to impress their loved ones, however. Although Gatsby’s business venture was a success and Walter’s was a complete failure, both involved illegal dealings and were not allowed in that current era. For example, Gatsby made a living by bootlegging alcohol, “He [Gatsby] and this Wolfshiem bought up a lot of side-street drug stores here and in Chicago and sold grain alcohol ... I picked him for a bootlegger … and I wasn’t far wrong” (Fitzgerald, 141).