Monday, February 23, 2015

For a summer reading project, I have to summarize the internal conflict between Walter vs. Himself. SO, what is one conflict of Walter vs....

Walter is in conflict with himself. He is dissatisfied
with his occupation as a chauffeur. He desires to have his own business. He struggles
with low self esteem. He is unhappy in his life. He is thirty-five and his ten-year-old
son still sleeps on the couch.


Indeed, Walter feels as if
he is a poor provider for his family. He cannot afford to get his own family a house.
Walter is tired of the struggle to make ends meet. He is tired of feeling like less of a
man. He is ashamed of the fact that his occupation is
subservient:


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He works as a chauffeur, a job he finds
unsatisfying on a number of levels but most particularly because he does not desire to
be anyone's servant.



He
desires to be his own boss and have his own business. Walter is a bitter black man who
feels black men have it harder than white men. No doubt, Walter is in conflict with
himself. He feels defeated. He is at war with himself. He desires to be a better
provider for his family.

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