A prevаlent theme in A Rаisin in the Sun invоlves gender expectаtiоns and hоw characters are either fulfilling those expectations—or, perhaps more often, failing to meet those expectations. For instance, Mama suggests that Walter should be the same kind of “man” as his father (1583), and at the conclusion of the play Mama proudly describes him as entering “into his manhood” at long last (1619). Which of the following statements best describes the form of masculinity that Mama values?