It taught me that curiosity gives one a bigger drive to pursue an education. I learned this from writing the Black Boy essay because it was part of my thesis. Richard’s appetite for education surfaces because of his curiosity. To add on, he became tremendously curious about everything around him, generating a large amount of questions every day, questions that adults can’t give answers to. Richard’s overwhelming inclination for literature and education can be applied to my life because curiosity is the key to innovation and creativity. It is what makes students like me want to learn. The joy of exploration is the hidden force that drives critical thinking and learning and reasoning. It makes students want to obtain information, read, write, explore our environment, ask questions, investigate ideas, manipulate data, explore concepts, ask ‘why’ and seek new experiences. Without curiosity, life would be meaningless. Lastly, reading Black Boy taught me how to be happy because I learned how isolation is difficult to cope with. I learned this while reading because Richard is alone a lot, and even for him, being a remarkably bright person, being alone is