In the book “Black Boy” by Richard Wright, the main character Richard discusses his life living through the Jim Crow era. The Jim Crow had people believe that facilities should be separate but equal, looking back on this era, this was not the case. Whites used this situation to stay superior because people of color got unfair treatment compared to white people. As a result Richard uses his pride to deal the white supremacy, and also faces several life issues such as: hunger, isolation, violence, and race. But one of the most prominent issues is religion. Religion always seems to conflict through his thoughts as everyone around telling him to believe this and believe that while he wants to determine his own destiny. In the text religion changes
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At this point in the story he has gone through a lot with figuring out his identity, one part of his identity is religion. When it comes to religion, he questions it and tries to see if he can be a believer himself. A quote to describe this is, “ I did not actually believe in ghosts, but I had been taught that there was God… and if there was a God, then surely there must be ghosts”,(Wright, 93). This quote explains Richard’s view on the belief he has been taught through and his life. This stage in his life he seems to question every belief people have about religion. He uses a comparison between a ghost and God is indicating that there is not a God. He seems to nearly know how people view the presence of God in their life. This allows Richard to move forward in the process of seeing why people believe in …show more content…
I followed the others into a room where the preacher stood; he smiled and shook our hands”,( Wright, 152). Richard is now trying to feel the effects of getting baptized. Even though he was skeptical it didn’t stop him from doing it anyway. In this moment he seemed to feel pressure to go with everyone else, but this showed his growth because in the past, he would’ve declined and continued to disappoint his family. This shows that he is about go through an experience people of god go
At this point in the story he has gone through a lot with figuring out his identity, one part of his identity is religion. When it comes to religion, he questions it and tries to see if he can be a believer himself. A quote to describe this is, “ I did not actually believe in ghosts, but I had been taught that there was God… and if there was a God, then surely there must be ghosts”,(Wright, 93). This quote explains Richard’s view on the belief he has been taught through and his life. This stage in his life he seems to question every belief people have about religion. He uses a comparison between a ghost and God is indicating that there is not a God. He seems to nearly know how people view the presence of God in their life. This allows Richard to move forward in the process of seeing why people believe in …show more content…
I followed the others into a room where the preacher stood; he smiled and shook our hands”,( Wright, 152). Richard is now trying to feel the effects of getting baptized. Even though he was skeptical it didn’t stop him from doing it anyway. In this moment he seemed to feel pressure to go with everyone else, but this showed his growth because in the past, he would’ve declined and continued to disappoint his family. This shows that he is about go through an experience people of god go