The Struggle In Richard Wright's Black Boy

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The Struggles of a Black Boy

At one point in anyone’s life, they have had an obstacle that slowed them down in some way. In Richard Wright’s autobiography Black Boy, Richard’s lack of understanding affects him negatively. Throughout his early years, Richard tries to get a better understanding of the world, but it always seems to fail him.
At the very beginning of Black Boy Richard Wright began with a lack of understanding. At the age of four, Richard and his brother were playing innocently in the yard causing a ruckus. Richard’s mother tells them that they must come inside at once, due to Granny’s illness. Richard begins to toss things into the fire and proceeds to watch the objects burn. Richard is quite intrigued and satisfied with the
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“ I could not imagine God pausing in His guidance of unimaginably vast worlds to bother me.” (Wright 115). As time goes on, Richard admits that he does not believe in a god. “I didn’t believe in Jesus anymore, since he didn’t come to help me.” (Hughes). Richard is surrounded by beliefs that he does not agree with. Eventually, Richard is baptized to a methodist church in pity of his mother. Richard finds that the religion that is being forced upon him is painful and he is clear to let others know the he does not believe in god. With his lack of belief of god, Richard is ridiculed and forced to do religious practices.
Richard excels in school, but due to his family’s financial situation, he is not able to stay in one place. Education has opened doors for Richard that made it possible for him to read and write. While being forced to pray, Richard begins to write a story a fictional story about an indian girl. Richard allows the next door neighbor to read it. “Life is full of moments that change us, for better or worse, in major and minor ways.” (Baker). It was the first time in his life that he felt a kind of freedom that he had never