Black Boy By Richard Wright
At Richards' grandmother's house. He sets some curtains on fire, which leads to the house catching on fire. The family moves to Memphis. Richard hangs a cat after his father tells him to (sarcastically) Richard's mother punishes him. At six while hanging out at a saloon he becomes a drunkard. At this age there are no racial differences to him. Richard and his brother are taken to an orphanage to live. His father has left the family for another woman. His mother is ill and can't work. His mother takes Richard and his brother to live at their grandmother's house. They move to Arkansas to live with Maggie and her husband b/c granny's religious rules tie them down. Maggie and Richard's mother are sisters. Maggie's husband, a successful saloon owner, is killed. In fear for their lives they go back to granny's house. They then move back to Memphis. Aunt Maggie left with a man who killed a white woman. Richard's mother had a stroke. Her left side was paralyzed. They went to live with Granny. Afterwards Richard's brother goes to live with Aunt Maggie in the north. Richard goes to live with Uncle Clark. After finding that a boy died in his room he can't sleep. He finally went home to Gr
As Richard gets older he is isolated from his classmates and relatives. His brother, who comes to visit, also becomes critical of his ways. He also finds out that his Uncle Tom is telling his cousin Maggie to stay away from him. Richard wants to leave. Richard is valedictorian of his 9th grade class. The principal wants Richard to read a speech he has written. Richard has already prepared a speech. The principal threatens that Richard will not graduate if he doesn't read his speech. Richard reads his own speech. He is isolated even more by his peers and relatives. In the year 1925 he goes out into the world at the age of 17. In the spring he gained enough weight to meet the requirement. They moved to Richard is now in 8th grade. When he writes a story for a local black newspaper everyone is confused by it. This wasn't expected of a Black Boy.
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Approximate Word count = 1490
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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