Perhaps Hansberry’s most convincing occurrence of Travis’ significance comes in close to the end of the play. In this scene, Walter uses Travis as the reason why they have decided to keep the house. Much confusion and drama unfolded throughout the play amongst the family members (including Walter) over how to use the $10,000 the family inherited. However, when it all boiled down, it was Travis’ wellbeing that remained at the center of everyone’s thinking. In fact, Mama portrayed it best when she described the house as “Three bedrooms – nice big one for you and Ruth…Me and Beneatha still have to share our room, but Travis have one of his own –“. Mr. Lindner is the only white character in the play. However, such a small detail was effective in Hansberry’s ability to show his significance throughout the play’s theme. Initially, Lindner appears as a weak and shy man. However, he was sent by the homeowner’s association in the Younger’s new neighborhood, to bribe them in not doing so. Hansberry is effective in depicting Mr. Lindner as a symbol of racism in a segregated America. When Mr. Lindner remarked, “as I say, that for the happiness of all concerned that are Negro families are happier when they live in their own communities, Hansberry is able explain why the Younger family is in the state that they are in and their difficulty in progressing. Mr. Lindner also appears shy and apprehensive when he spoke to the Youngers. While there, he stumbles across his words and says, “Well – it’s what you might call a sort of welcoming committee, I guess. I mean they, we – I’m the chairman of the committee – go around and see the new people who move into the neighborhood and sort of give them the lowdown on the way we do things out in Clybourne Park”. Hansberry also shows how blacks were looked upon and differentiated from by the manner in which Lindner speaks. He continuously referred to the Youngers as “you people”, which negatively categorized them as different Many might argue that Travis was a forgetful and insignificant character in the play. However, Hansberry does a good job in using him in small ways for great effects. Similarly, Mr. Lindner’s brief appearances as depicted by Hansberry were significant enough to explain the social and economic differences and challenges faced by blacks during that time. These two characters added depth to the play’s theme and highlighted the lessons learned in A Raisin in the Sun.