Response To Black Boy

In this final response to Black Boy we learn how Richard’s life will pan out for the better. With the publication of his first piece of work, Richard tries to muster a job working at the local Negro paper, but is unable be provided a job due to insufficient funds. As Richard continues to live with his Grandparents, things only seem to get worse and worse for the poor boy from the constant ridicule by the white people of Jackson, Mississippi, to the complete deadness of love that is present in the home. Finally, Richard finally has enough of all of this. He saves up enough money to buy a one-way ticket out of Jackson to go to Memphis, Tennessee. In Jackson, he makes new friends such as Mrs. Moss, the owner of the house that Richard is boarding in, and Shorty, a large, fat elevator hop that everyone seems to like. Though not as in Memphis compared to Jackson, racial tensions are still high in Memphis. …show more content…
I enjoyed every aspect of the book except for the wording in some parts. Even though it leaves very little questioning about the setting or the events with this style of wording, it seems like the book is trying to be too descriptive. But even with this the events unfolded in a rather natural flow to the storyline. In certain spots of the story, it even showed how some aspects of this flow made the storyline quite thrilling. I also found that at the end of every chapter, it gave some foreshadow as to how the events that took place in the chapter would relay back later in his life. One of these examples was while talking about his dad in one of the early chapters, it described what his dad’s life would be like in the future, and how it related to what he saw in the past versus what Richard is seeing now. This showed us how he used these events to shape his life in the present. Overall, the book seemed to have maintained my interest level very well. I would definitely recommend anyone this book to anyone worth my