So, what do you think? Should Walter Lee have accepted the money from Mr. Lindner? Why or why not? Explain.
I think that it is hard to do either. On one hand, racism with exist despite the money, and accepting it wouldn't change their social status. If anything, taking money from Mr. Linder would be interesting, because at the end of the day Mr. Linder is on the wrong side of history and he is losing money. The money would help their family considerably, and would allow them to move up as long as Walter changes. A part of this change would mean that Walter would need to "man up" and change himself. This change would also demand Walter to deny the money and take control of his own life but the lives of the family. Social changes don't occur as long as old, rich, white people keep buying their power. Denying the money made a statement that Walter and his family will make a stand against the rich, old, white people that want to buy power.
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