Kwesi Boakye (Travis Younger)

I am going to cast Kwesi Boakye as Travis Younger. I have chosen this actor to play as Travis because his physical appearance indicates the play's description of this character. Travis is a sturdy, handsome little boy who is about 10 or 11 years old. He is Walter Lee and Ruth's son who has to sleep in the living room because the apartment is very small and there is no bedroom for him. Travis needs money for school and asks Ruth for it and and doesn't give up even though Ruth keeps saying no. However, he ends up getting what he wants because his father can't say no to him (p.1041). Mama bought a house under his name and this shows how he represents the future of the family. He is not ambitious because he wants to be a bus driver when he grows up. He just wants to be like his father(p.1063). He buys a hat for Mama because he doesn't want to share the garden tools gift everyone else has gotten for her. The hat is too big on her, but he thinks it looks good and no one says anything because they don't want to hurt his feelings (p.1068). Because Travis was in the living room when Walter decided he was going to forget his pride and accept Lidner's money offer, Walter did the opposite because he couldn't be a bad example for his son. Thus, little innocent Travis changes the future of his family without having any idea about it (p.1074).