Lorraine Hansberry herself clarified this when discussing the play. She states: "We cannot... very well succumb to monetary values ​​and know the survival of certain aspects of man which must subsist if we live a greater life than the other creatures of the planet... Our people fight daily and beautifully for a more comfortable material base. for their lives; they sacrifice themselves for clean homes, decent food and personal and collective dignity.” (Lester 417). Hansberry used Walter Lee to portray this exact depiction. Many African American men in the 1950s and 1960s suffered from pride issues and personal crises due to their inability to support their families and provide for their basic needs. Walter Lee incriminated himself and his family for what he saw as his personal failure. (Lester 417). During the meeting with Mr. Linder, the family, excluding Mama and Travis, stated that they were not interested in the offer to resell the house to the neighborhood welcoming committee. This shows that the family strongly upholds its moral values ​​(dignity) which it shares as a collective unit. Then something changes; Walter unwisely invested his family's insurance money in starting a shaky liquor business. Feeling that all hope is lost and his way of changing the family's lifestyle is out of reach, he desperately calls Mr. Linder and tells him :