Though his mother wanted to meet both of these needs, unfortunately, she could only truly fulfill one of them, and this was his need for knowledge. It may not have been math or history, but in the desperate time, it was necessary for Wright to learn. His mother sent him three times to retrieve the groceries, and two of these times he lost his mother’s hard earned money. Though she knew the gangs were abusing her son and taking their money, she repeatedly sent him to the store to teach him to fight for himself, consequently, knowing it would pay off later in his life. His life was no fairy tale, for it had sadness, bitterness, anger, and most of all, hunger. Richard Wright was taught many things through his life. First, he was taught to fight for himself. Second, he learned to deal with his anger towards his father and his fear towards the grueling gangs. Lastly, he was taught by his mother, in a very little time, to grow up. Richard Wright had come face to face with many feelings, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never escape the beast that never went away,
Though his mother wanted to meet both of these needs, unfortunately, she could only truly fulfill one of them, and this was his need for knowledge. It may not have been math or history, but in the desperate time, it was necessary for Wright to learn. His mother sent him three times to retrieve the groceries, and two of these times he lost his mother’s hard earned money. Though she knew the gangs were abusing her son and taking their money, she repeatedly sent him to the store to teach him to fight for himself, consequently, knowing it would pay off later in his life. His life was no fairy tale, for it had sadness, bitterness, anger, and most of all, hunger. Richard Wright was taught many things through his life. First, he was taught to fight for himself. Second, he learned to deal with his anger towards his father and his fear towards the grueling gangs. Lastly, he was taught by his mother, in a very little time, to grow up. Richard Wright had come face to face with many feelings, but no matter how hard he tried, he could never escape the beast that never went away,