Like a Rainbow after the Rain

At the end of “A Raisin in the Sun,” Walter decides that the family will move into the house in Clybourne Park, despite Mr. Lindner’s offer. I think that this is a good decision. Taking the money offered by the Clybourne Park Improvement Association would have degraded the Younger family. It would have been like saying, “Yassss-suh! Great White Father, just gi’ ussen de money, fo’ God’s sake, and we’s ain’t gwine come out deh and dirty up yo’ white folks neighborhood,” as Walter comes to realize. Walter at first wants to accept the money but realizes that the check will cost him his humanity. If Walter had gone along with Mr. Lindner’s offer, Walter would have been agreeing that black families don’t belong in certain communities. This was not an easy decision to make, however. The Clybourne Park Improvement Association offered to pay the Youngers more money than they spent on the house to move out. The Youngers needed the money, but, in the end, Walter decides that the family needs their humanity and their dreams more than any slip of paper. Because of this decision, the Younger family will move into their house and, I think, find happiness there. They might struggle a bit to pay the house payments each month, but I think the happiness to be uncovered in this new set will make their toil worthwhile.