Johnny In Richard Wright's 'Rite Of Passage'

In the novel Rite of Passage, by Richard Wright, the protagonist Johnny is going through several changes. One of those were that his parents weren't his real parents, so he joined a gang. Johnny demonstrates various traits that display what has transpired on his journey. The attributes the character is displaying in his life is belligerent and obedient.

Johnny can be described as belligerent due to fighting the gang leader in their hideout. In the text it states,” The shoe met Baldy’s chin bone sounding like a rifle shot, sending Baldy’s head back as though some steel wire jerked it.” I say this because it shows how Johnny is fighting Baldy in a violent way. Another piece of textual evidence that describes how Johnny is fighting Baldy