1. Discuss Walter’s disagreement with his mother.
Some questions to get you thinking: what do they each want? Who do you think the money really belongs to? Why does Walter feel so much pressure? Why is Walter so hesitant to move? And why does Mama want to move so badly?
Research the rise of the suburbs in the middle of the 20th century in the U.S. Who lived there? Who could afford to buy there? Research segregation and the GI Bill.
