The Turning Point In Richard Wright's Black Boy
Less than a century years ago, books were the only source of information, and a person had to search for the books they wanted to read. That is exactly how Richard, the narrator, grew up. Black Boy, an autobiography written by Richard Wright shows the readers the time of life where not a spec of technology existed. He did not fully complete his early school years because he was a luckless fellow, possibly cursed. He could turn anyone into his enemies with his stubbornness, and his family was one of his victims. Still, how did such a child, like Richard, who had grown up in poverty, write such an autobiography? A turning point in Richard’s life was when he was awed by the words in the book that a teacher living with his grandmother was reading
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He may have reached the north, but poverty was still on his tail. He looked for job interviews, and with dedication, he was hired at the postal office. As if poverty had not had enough, the Great Depression affected the whole country, and ultimately the postal service ran out of business. An illness swept through Richards family, which only brought more hardship to Richard. He had to work in shady businesses to earn money for his family, but then again, it went out of business. Wandering around, he met a group of communists introduced by a friend, and they let Richard write what he wanted to write for their group, John Reed Club, and Richard resisted to join but joined anyway. He met weird people, very different and very simple-minded people. It was as if Richard was a genius and all the others were normal. After leaving the group, he grew up some more. In the end, money was not a problem. Richard worked, for himself, for his family, and for his dream. Richard, while working, also wrote the things he had done during his life as a hobby. He had done well leaving the communist group, because he began to see the world in an adult’s perspective, the depth of the world, and who he is as a person. He begun to write, from the knowledge he has received from the books and the people he met, he wanted to change his feelings into
He may have reached the north, but poverty was still on his tail. He looked for job interviews, and with dedication, he was hired at the postal office. As if poverty had not had enough, the Great Depression affected the whole country, and ultimately the postal service ran out of business. An illness swept through Richards family, which only brought more hardship to Richard. He had to work in shady businesses to earn money for his family, but then again, it went out of business. Wandering around, he met a group of communists introduced by a friend, and they let Richard write what he wanted to write for their group, John Reed Club, and Richard resisted to join but joined anyway. He met weird people, very different and very simple-minded people. It was as if Richard was a genius and all the others were normal. After leaving the group, he grew up some more. In the end, money was not a problem. Richard worked, for himself, for his family, and for his dream. Richard, while working, also wrote the things he had done during his life as a hobby. He had done well leaving the communist group, because he began to see the world in an adult’s perspective, the depth of the world, and who he is as a person. He begun to write, from the knowledge he has received from the books and the people he met, he wanted to change his feelings into