A Black Boy and His Independance
The choices we make in our lives directly affect the amount of independence we have. The right choices however difficult they may be, tend to always result in some kind of reward which can be shown on different levels. In Richard Wright’s autobiography novel, Black Boy, the author struggles for his independance. Ultimately Richard gains his independence as a result of the choices he was forced to make. There are many different ways to gain one's independence. Richard has, in his own way, been independent his entire life.
Richard’s dad walked out of his life at a very young age. Because of this incident, Richard always associated abandonment with his hunger both physically and emotionally. This concept of his is shown when Richard is hungry and his mom sends him out to go buy some groceries. On his way to the store, Richard is approached by a gang and they end up taking his money. Richard is dumbfounded by what he had just experienced and he returns home to tell his mother. Richard gets a reaction from his mother that is the complete opposite of what he expected. She ends up sending him out again with more money and the same thing happens again. Richard is sent out for a third time. The third time was different because Richard had left the house…show more content… He accomplished many of the goals that he had set out for himself. Being independent can bring confidence to a person. “I want to read. I can’t get books from the library. I wonder if you’d let me use your card,”( Wright 245). When Richard asked Mr. Falk for this favor, a new Richard seemed to have appeared. Richard risked so much in asking a white man to borrow. When Richard finally got ahold of some books, he realized that there is a whole entire world out there. The world he lives in isn’t the only one. Richard freed himself from what life expected from him. He created his own paths. He gained his
