Richard Wright gave much inspiration to the world during the twentieth century. His life as a young boy was very depressing, yet the way his writings are you really couldn’t tell. The way he wrote was incredible. He had a very low grade education yet wrote like a writer that had been writing all their life.He inspired so many people because of this.
Richard had an excruciating childhood. He was born on September 4, 1908, in Roxie, Mississippi. He went to school but only had a ninth grade education. He told the rest of his childhood in the book he wrote Black Boy. Some events that this book tells us are information like, when Richard was four, his family was in impoverishment. His grandmother was sick at the time so he wasn’t able to do anything. …show more content…
This book was written in 1940. It was so popular it sold 250,000 hardcover books in the first weeks of publication. It was even made into a motion picture. In addition to them making the motion picture, he played an important character in the film. This book it parcialy to show how black men were misjudged because of their skin color. It is about a man, named Bigger Thomas, who was accused for murder. Bigger went out one night chauffeuring a white girl and her boyfriend to a bar. Bigger was black though. They sat down and had a drink together. They started talking and kept drinking. Bigger didn’t get drunk but the young lady did. Bigger was a gentleman and didn’t want the young lady to go home by herself because she could barely stand. He brings her home. The young lady kisses Bigger outside her door. Bigger brings her to her bed and puts her in it. At this time her mom walks in. Worried that the young lady would make her mom aware that he was there, he covered her face with a pillow to keep her quiet . The mom did not see him because she was blind, but at that instant Bigger was killing the young lady by accident. There is a lot more to this book. This book was not intended to inspire anyone, it was written to entertain readers. Along with this, the book also changed people’s perspectives on African American
Richard had an excruciating childhood. He was born on September 4, 1908, in Roxie, Mississippi. He went to school but only had a ninth grade education. He told the rest of his childhood in the book he wrote Black Boy. Some events that this book tells us are information like, when Richard was four, his family was in impoverishment. His grandmother was sick at the time so he wasn’t able to do anything. …show more content…
This book was written in 1940. It was so popular it sold 250,000 hardcover books in the first weeks of publication. It was even made into a motion picture. In addition to them making the motion picture, he played an important character in the film. This book it parcialy to show how black men were misjudged because of their skin color. It is about a man, named Bigger Thomas, who was accused for murder. Bigger went out one night chauffeuring a white girl and her boyfriend to a bar. Bigger was black though. They sat down and had a drink together. They started talking and kept drinking. Bigger didn’t get drunk but the young lady did. Bigger was a gentleman and didn’t want the young lady to go home by herself because she could barely stand. He brings her home. The young lady kisses Bigger outside her door. Bigger brings her to her bed and puts her in it. At this time her mom walks in. Worried that the young lady would make her mom aware that he was there, he covered her face with a pillow to keep her quiet . The mom did not see him because she was blind, but at that instant Bigger was killing the young lady by accident. There is a lot more to this book. This book was not intended to inspire anyone, it was written to entertain readers. Along with this, the book also changed people’s perspectives on African American