Assess the significance of Walter's change from the beginning to the end of A Raisin in the Sun.

I believe that
's transformation throughout the play is one of internal growth. At the beginning he's like a
child, living in the home of his mother (who is still the head of the family). He may have his
own wife and child, but he still acts like a child himself. His own son sleeps on the couch, and
Walter still fights with his sister like children do.

Throughout the play, he
begins to, ever so slowly, become a man. He starts to challenge his life and what it has become.
Sadly, he has to hit rock bottom before he can finally start to take ownership over his own
life.

There are a few pivotal moments when we see him starting to emerge,
although they are not pretty. When he is talking with George, and George is speaking down to
him, Walter knows that this kid is not treating him with the respect he should
deserve.

Whentells him of her pregnancy, he does not respond in a way that
paints him as anything other than selfish.

When his mother finally gives
Walter the money for their...