In Richard Wright's “Black Boy” you find many motifs and one being suffering which came up plenty of times. In Wright's memoir he uses the motif of suffering to develop educationally, religiously and psychologically in various spots through the course of his life.richard wright was born in 1908 he was a troublemaker at age 4 his dad leaves him at a young age. Richard grows up fast and he start taking jobs at 11 years old. Whites in the novel “black boy” generally treat richard poorly due to the color of his skin.racism is so insidious that it prevents richard from talking normally even with the whites. The only people that really showed richard respect was Hoffman or Mr.crane or with the other blacks such as harrison .the frustrating part
