Violence In Richard Wright's Black Boy
Black Boy
How would it feel to get beaten or get into a fight as a child in school or outside, in church? As a child, Richard Wright didn’t have a normal life like other kids. He would have to work for himself and his family. He would always move a lot and suffered a lot, especially violence and hunger. This is when Richard started to think like an adult and did something about. This became Richard’s turning point. Richard Wright used violence to unify his work as he explored his development educationally, religiously, and psychologically. Violence impacted Richard’s life and mind. It made him lose trust in others. When Richard was working in Memphis one day, his boss, Mr. Olin, approached to Richard in a friendly way. Mr. Olin tried to …show more content…
He was not violent about it, but he was being verbal about it. Richard’s action was different compared to Granny and his aunt. Their abusiveness and attitude made Richard want to drift away from being part of the Seventh-Day Adventist. On a page 167-168, Richard wrote a story called The Voodoo of Hell’s half-Acre. When Granny found out about the story, her reaction wasn’t what Richard had imagined. Richard knew that this was going to get into a religious argument. “You must get out of this house if you take the name of the Lord in vain,” Granny would say to Richard (167). Granny believed that anything that has to do with books or reading is the Devil’s work, according to page 168. Although Richard knew that there would be some type of disagreement going on due to his grandma’s belief, Richard still managed to keep his cool. Aunt Addie believed that it was a sin for Richard to use the word “hell” in his story, according to page 168. Even though Richard wasn’t religious, religion was what trying to keep Richard from being him, from what he wants to do. But he didn’t let that stop him. His dream is to go north and write book. Richard chose north because he knew that he could be himself there and that people wouldn’t judge him. Not even religion. In Black Boy, Richard used violence to help him go forward in life. He used his violence for his education, religion, and psychologically. Anything that would try to stop Richard from doing something that he wanted, he would use violence to fight his way there. Richard will not take no for an
How would it feel to get beaten or get into a fight as a child in school or outside, in church? As a child, Richard Wright didn’t have a normal life like other kids. He would have to work for himself and his family. He would always move a lot and suffered a lot, especially violence and hunger. This is when Richard started to think like an adult and did something about. This became Richard’s turning point. Richard Wright used violence to unify his work as he explored his development educationally, religiously, and psychologically. Violence impacted Richard’s life and mind. It made him lose trust in others. When Richard was working in Memphis one day, his boss, Mr. Olin, approached to Richard in a friendly way. Mr. Olin tried to …show more content…
He was not violent about it, but he was being verbal about it. Richard’s action was different compared to Granny and his aunt. Their abusiveness and attitude made Richard want to drift away from being part of the Seventh-Day Adventist. On a page 167-168, Richard wrote a story called The Voodoo of Hell’s half-Acre. When Granny found out about the story, her reaction wasn’t what Richard had imagined. Richard knew that this was going to get into a religious argument. “You must get out of this house if you take the name of the Lord in vain,” Granny would say to Richard (167). Granny believed that anything that has to do with books or reading is the Devil’s work, according to page 168. Although Richard knew that there would be some type of disagreement going on due to his grandma’s belief, Richard still managed to keep his cool. Aunt Addie believed that it was a sin for Richard to use the word “hell” in his story, according to page 168. Even though Richard wasn’t religious, religion was what trying to keep Richard from being him, from what he wants to do. But he didn’t let that stop him. His dream is to go north and write book. Richard chose north because he knew that he could be himself there and that people wouldn’t judge him. Not even religion. In Black Boy, Richard used violence to help him go forward in life. He used his violence for his education, religion, and psychologically. Anything that would try to stop Richard from doing something that he wanted, he would use violence to fight his way there. Richard will not take no for an