A Raisin in the Sun- Papa

 A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry

Papa

     Beneatha and Walter’s father is a very important character in A Raisin in the Sun even though he is dead. Hansberry continues to reveal more about Papa as the pros continues. Papa especially has an impact on Walter at the end when he is about to submit his pride. “And we have decided to move into our house because my father—my father—he earned it for us brick by brick,” (Hansberry, 532). Walter’s father held him together when he and his family was at their lowest point. He was not going to waste his father’s work ethic and hard-earned money to prejudice white Americans. Papa is also extremely important because the Younger family would not be able to move into a nicer home without his insurance money. He served as a role model of integrity for Walter and his family. Walter remembered him when he was about to sell his integrity. Papa’s example inspired Walter to set an example of pride for his son.