In the book Black Boy, Richard Wright has met many men who had influenced his life in many ways. The men in his life has shaped him to feel neglected, hatred, and loneliness.
Chapter 1- 3
Chapter 1
Richard's father, Nathaniel, abandons his family. Because of his father leaving, the family struggles to have money for food, which leads Richard to develop a bitter association between his father and hunger. No, he did not hate his father, he just simply did not want to see or be anywhere around him knowing that the father would not help the family.
Chapter 2
Richard meets his Uncle Hoskins who leads him into not trusting him or anyone else, because of a joke he pulled on Richard. Though his Uncle was kidding, Richard became frightened. Later into his stay with his Aunt and Uncle, Richard and the rest of the family finds out that his Uncle has died, he was killed by white men. That night, Richard developed a strong hatred towards whites.
Chapters 4-6
Chapter 4
When Richard was young he was frightened by his grandfather, who is a sick, old man that fought in the civil war and keeps a rifle and his uniform at the corner of his room. Yet as Richard gets older, he realizes that he has nothing to fear of his old grandfather who is very sick and still relives many of his experiences of the civil war. Richard's grandfather would get a letter from the war department denying him a pension for the war he has fought in, and Richard would hear his grandfather curse under his breath the 'goddamn rebels', or in this case the white men.
Chapter 5
Richard also faces many influences by the teenage boys at his school, beating him and daring him to fight back causing the urban naturalism in his to release, or also known, his inner beast, for he has to survive and overpower the boys at his school for acceptance and security.
Once, when Richard got very hungry and weak, a boy in his class advised him to selling newspapers, a job that can earn him money to have in his pockets and spend to eat. what Richard does not know is that he was secretly selling advertisements for the Ku Klux Klan until a friend from the family pulls him aside and warns him of his actions, preventing Richard from undergoing future attacks and misfortunes.
Another job Richard sustained was working with brother Mance, an insurance agent who would give his sales talks and Richard would fill out many application earning him much money making his mother proud, his Aunt Addie a bit calmer, and his grandmother a bit nicer believing he was paying.
Chapters 12-14
Chapter 12
Richard would arrive at eight and go into the lobby of the downstairs bunk. Once of these times, Shorty, the round, yellow, fat, elevator operator, showed him how to get "free" money off of whites. When a white man stepped in, Shorty asked for a quarter several times, annoying him. When the white man asked for something in exchange, he swung around and bent over, making his behind stretched out. He then told the white man, that he could kick him for the money. The white man swung his foot into Shorty's rump with all the strength of his body. Shorty laughed, at himself, showing pride, and making Richard feel disgusted for what he let the white man do.
Chapter 12
Richard had been working really hard until recently he heard rumors about Harrison and himself from his boss, Mr. Olin. Harrison and Richard from then on, kept a knife each but held secret meetings together. They knew that the white people were trying to make them get into fight just for entertainment. Richard tried putting some sense into Harrison, into not obeying them, otherwise to white men they would be like dogs or cocks. It eventually came to a point, where Harrison gave up to that deal and influenced Richard to "fake fight " with him, and they would both get 5 dollars for 3 rounds. But when it came to the actual fight, Harrison wasn't faking the fight but was actually really hurting him. Richard fought back, and blood dripped on both their faces. When they were finally pulled apart, Richard began to have hatred for him, and knew that he was a bad influence. Richard also learned that racism could prevent a person from acting rational and humanely.
Chapter 1- 3
Chapter 1
Richard's father, Nathaniel, abandons his family. Because of his father leaving, the family struggles to have money for food, which leads Richard to develop a bitter association between his father and hunger. No, he did not hate his father, he just simply did not want to see or be anywhere around him knowing that the father would not help the family.
Chapter 2
Richard meets his Uncle Hoskins who leads him into not trusting him or anyone else, because of a joke he pulled on Richard. Though his Uncle was kidding, Richard became frightened. Later into his stay with his Aunt and Uncle, Richard and the rest of the family finds out that his Uncle has died, he was killed by white men. That night, Richard developed a strong hatred towards whites.
Chapters 4-6
Chapter 4
When Richard was young he was frightened by his grandfather, who is a sick, old man that fought in the civil war and keeps a rifle and his uniform at the corner of his room. Yet as Richard gets older, he realizes that he has nothing to fear of his old grandfather who is very sick and still relives many of his experiences of the civil war. Richard's grandfather would get a letter from the war department denying him a pension for the war he has fought in, and Richard would hear his grandfather curse under his breath the 'goddamn rebels', or in this case the white men.
Chapter 5
Richard also faces many influences by the teenage boys at his school, beating him and daring him to fight back causing the urban naturalism in his to release, or also known, his inner beast, for he has to survive and overpower the boys at his school for acceptance and security.
Once, when Richard got very hungry and weak, a boy in his class advised him to selling newspapers, a job that can earn him money to have in his pockets and spend to eat. what Richard does not know is that he was secretly selling advertisements for the Ku Klux Klan until a friend from the family pulls him aside and warns him of his actions, preventing Richard from undergoing future attacks and misfortunes.
Another job Richard sustained was working with brother Mance, an insurance agent who would give his sales talks and Richard would fill out many application earning him much money making his mother proud, his Aunt Addie a bit calmer, and his grandmother a bit nicer believing he was paying.
Chapters 12-14
Chapter 12
Richard would arrive at eight and go into the lobby of the downstairs bunk. Once of these times, Shorty, the round, yellow, fat, elevator operator, showed him how to get "free" money off of whites. When a white man stepped in, Shorty asked for a quarter several times, annoying him. When the white man asked for something in exchange, he swung around and bent over, making his behind stretched out. He then told the white man, that he could kick him for the money. The white man swung his foot into Shorty's rump with all the strength of his body. Shorty laughed, at himself, showing pride, and making Richard feel disgusted for what he let the white man do.
Chapter 12
Richard had been working really hard until recently he heard rumors about Harrison and himself from his boss, Mr. Olin. Harrison and Richard from then on, kept a knife each but held secret meetings together. They knew that the white people were trying to make them get into fight just for entertainment. Richard tried putting some sense into Harrison, into not obeying them, otherwise to white men they would be like dogs or cocks. It eventually came to a point, where Harrison gave up to that deal and influenced Richard to "fake fight " with him, and they would both get 5 dollars for 3 rounds. But when it came to the actual fight, Harrison wasn't faking the fight but was actually really hurting him. Richard fought back, and blood dripped on both their faces. When they were finally pulled apart, Richard began to have hatred for him, and knew that he was a bad influence. Richard also learned that racism could prevent a person from acting rational and humanely.