Compare and contrast Walter and Beneatha from A Raisin in the Sun.

andboth
want so much more out of life than they're currently getting. But they choose to remedy that
situation by radically different means. Walter is a good deal more impatient than Beneatha; he's
always looking for the opportunity to make a fast buck. He sees this as a waythe only wayto
transform his family's fortunes. Walter's drinking can also be seen as a method of escape from a
world which doesn't give him what he wants.

Beneatha, on the other hand, is
much more sensible and level-headed. She initially sees education as a way out of her current
predicament and to that end, is prepared to work hard and study over a considerable period of
time. Unlike her improvident brother, her focus in life is very much on the long term, whether
that means going to medical school or moving to Africa with Asagai.