Реферат: Black Boy Book Report Essay Research Paper

was a difference in color until his early teens. A black in the early 1900’s was supposed to act a

certain way in front of whites: like they were sub-human. It took Wright a long time to learn that.

He would act like anyone else not recognizing whites as superior just equals. He almost got killed

because of it. One day, when Wright was a teenager, a group of white men offered Wright a ride

he said”sure”. Half to town they threw him out of the car and told him the next time a white man

offers you a ride you better say “Sir” or they’ll kill you!

In his teens Wright learned of the north and how much better it was for blacks than in the south.

He worked long hours and tried to save his money but his contributions to his grandmothers

house took most of his money. He could only save $1 dollar a week, he needed $100 for his trip

to Chicago where he had relatives. He resorted to stealing from his boss. He got enough money in

three weeks. He left his grandmothers house which he hated. He promised his mother that he

would send for her when he got settled a promise he would always keep. Although he hated his

family he loved his mother and brother dearly. He stopped in Memphis on his way to Chicago. He

settled there for a little while. He got a job and rented a room with a nice family, but this family

had a daughter that they wanted to marry off but Richard wanted no part of that and moved rather

quickly. While in Memphis he sent for his Mother and Brother. After they arrived they preceded

to Chicago.

Chicago was very different than Mississippi, he saw blacks and whites would walk past each other

on the streets and blacks would not have to avoid whites. There was no threats of lynching and

open violence directed at blacks. Work was also plentiful. Wright never had problems finding

work. Even during the depression Wright had no problem finding work. At this time Wright is

very well read, he is reading some of the best works of his time and through these readings he

develops a very good knowledge of how the world works. He is the epitome of a self taught man,

his intelligence is self-evident. Walking home from work one night he heard a speaker talking

about working class people uniting and taking charge. It is Communism, and from the very

beginning he is taken by its philosophies. He is most impressed on its stand on racial equality. He

joins the communist party and becomes passionately active. Eventually Wright leaves the

communist party because of differing views on the way the party is headed, but he still believes

with the ideology of communism to his death. Black boy ends with Wrights leaving the