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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 Granny. His mother is living at Gr
A larger apartment with his increased pay. He was happy. He met an Irish chap who was as cynical as Richard was. He introduced Richard to Irish, Jewish, and Negro group of friends. He met a Negro literary group on Chicago's South Side. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In the spring he gained enough weight to meet the requirement. They moved to Richard borrows a library card from a Catholic co-worker, Mr. Falk. He obtains books to read. Through these books he learned that words could be used as weapons. He keeps the fact that he reads books a secret. Richard sends for his mother and his brother to live with him. Richard moves to Memphis. Mrs. Ross he is Richard's landlady. When he arrives she greets him with warmth. She offers Richard her daughter, Bess. He refuses her. This will ruin his plans of going north.
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Approximate Word count = 1487
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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